Cactaceae

Brownspined pricklypear

Cylindropuntia bernardina (Engelm. ex Parish) M.A.Baker

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cylindropuntia

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Brownspined pricklypear (Cylindropuntia bernardina) — FlowerPhoto: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Brownspined pricklypear

Synonyms

Cylindropuntia californica subsp. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) U.Guzmán
Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) Pinkava
Opuntia bernardina Engelm. ex Parish
Opuntia californica var. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) Pinkava
Opuntia echinocarpa var. parkeri J.M.Coult.
Opuntia parkeri J.M.Coult.
Opuntia parryi var. bernardina (Engelm. ex Parish) Borg

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 127 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rachel Allingham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Michelle Cloud-Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.