Table 1.
Succulents of Cerro Colorado , Baja California Sur

SPECIES SUCCULENT TYPE SUCCULENT ORGAN
Agavaceae (Agave family)    
Agave cerulata subcerulata succulent leaf
Yucca valida semisucculent leaf
Aizoaceae (Ice plant family)    
*Mesembryanthemum crystallinum succulent leaf
*Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum succulent leaf
Trianthema portulacastrum succulent leaf

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)

 

 

Asclepias albicans

semisucculent

stem

Asclepias subulata

semisucculent

stem

Boraginaceae (Borage family)

 

 

Heliotropium curassavicum

succulent

leaf

Burseraceae (Torchwood family)

 

 

Bursera hindsiana

semisucculent

stem

Bursera microphylla

semisucculent

stem

Cactaceae (Cactus family)

 

 

Cochemiea poselgeri

succulent

stem

Cochemiea setispina

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia alcahes alcahes

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia alcahes X C. cholla

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia alcahes X C. lindsayi

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia alcahes X C. molesta

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia calmalliana

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia cholla

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia cholla X C. lindsayi

succulent

stem

Cylindropuntia molesta molesta

succulent

stem

Echinocereus brandegeei

succulent

stem

Ferocactus peninsulae peninsulae

succulent

stem

Ferocactus peninsulae X F. rectispinus

succulent

stem

Ferocactus rectispinus

succulent

stem

Grusonia ( Corynopuntia ) invicta

succulent

stem

Lophocereus schottii

succulent

stem

Mammillaria dioica

succulent

stem

Mammillaria lewisiana

succulent

stem

Myrtillocactus cochal

succulent

stem

Opuntia cf. engelmannii

succulent

stem

Opuntia tapona

succulent

stem

Pachycereus pringlei

succulent

stem

Stenocereus gummosus

succulent

stem

Stenocereus thurberi

succulent

stem

Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)

 

 

Dudleya albiflora

succulent

leaf

Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family)

 

 

Cucurbita cordata

semisucculent

root

Ibervillea sonorae

semisucculent

caudex

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

 

 

Euphorbia misera

semisucculent

stem

Euphorbia xantii

semisucculent

stem

Jatropha cinerea

semisucculent

stem

Jatropha cuneata

semisucculent

stem

Pedilanthus macrocarpus

succulent

stem

Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family)

 

 

Fouquieria diguetii

semisucculent

stem

Moraceae (Mulberry family)

 

 

Ficus petiolaris palmeri

semisucculent

caudex

 

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