Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) Pinkava (redirected from: Opuntia serpentina)
Family: Cactaceae
[Opuntia californica var. parkeri (J.M.Coult.) D.J.Pinkava,  more...]
Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri image
Steven Thorsted  

Shrubs, suberect to erect, to 1.5 m. Stem segments bearing elliptic tubercles usually 1.5-3 cm. Spines commonly with 1(-3) central spines much longer. 2n = 22.

Flowering spring (Apr-Jul). Chaparral, oak scrub, juniper woodlands, grassy rolling hills, plains; 200-1900 m; Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).