Grusonia wrightiana (E.M.Baxter) E.M.Baxter, Calif. Cactaceae 58, 1935

Life form², ³: cactus, low columnar
Habitat: sandy areas
leaf presence³: leaves only on new growth
leaf arrangement³: alternate
leaf format³: simple
leaf surface³: smooth
leaf margin³: entire
Flower color²: cream
Flowering period²: May to June
Armament², ³: long straight spines without sheaths
Family¹, ², ³: Cactaceae (cactus family)
Synonym(s)¹: Opuntia wrightiana Baxter. Cactus and Succ. Jour. 4:283, 1932, Opuntia wrightiana (E.M.Baxter) Peebles. Desert Plant Life 9:45, 1937, Grusonia kunzei (Rose) Pinkava misapplied to G. Wrightii in Flora area
Status: uncommon
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson