Opuntiads of the USA

Cylindropuntia whipplei is primarily found in northern Arizona, but may also be found in northwestern New Mexico, soutwestern Colorado, and the extreme southern porthions of Nevada and Utah.

Read the original description of O. whipplei (Cylindropuntia) in the Proceedings of the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences (1856). Several extral Web sites provide additional information or images: Desert Tropicals; The Flora of North America (online), and The Amateurs' Digest.

The first 3 rows images were provided by Craig Howe who retains copyright (2008).
Garden grown plant, Cylindropuntia whipplei	Close-up of flower on plant at left	Cylindropuntia whipplei, in the Arizona Strip (northwestern Arizona)
Cylindropuntia whipplei growing in the Arisona Strip	Cylindropuntia whipplei growing in the Arizona Strip	Cylindropuntia whipplei, vicinity of Parker, AZ
Cylindropuntia whipplei, Smiths Mesa, UT
The next rows feature Cylindropuntia from Arizona.
Cylindropuntia whipplei, within city limits of Kingman, AZ, short and squat plants	Cylindropuntia whipplei, Kingman, AZ, July, 2007	Cylindropuntia whipplei, Kingman, AZ
Cylindropuntia whipplei, Kingman, AZ, July, 2007	Close-up of Cylindropuntia whipplei branch	Close-up of Cylindropuntia semi-ripe fruit
Opuntia whipplei, near Kirkland, AZ, June 2009	Opuntia whipplei, close-up of cylindrical cladode	Opuntia whipplei, close-up of cylindrical cladode
Opuntia whipplei, northern Arizona, June 2009