Cylindropuntia tunicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cylindropuntia
Species:
C. tunicata
Binomial name
Cylindropuntia tunicata
Synonyms[1]
  • Cactus tunicatus Lehm.
  • Grusonia tunicata (Lehm.) G.D.Rowley
  • Opuntia puelchana A. Cast.
  • Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Pfeiff.

Cylindropuntia tunicata, commonly referred to as sheathed cholla, is a cholla native to the Chihuahuan Desert of North America and parts of South America.[2] Is also known as Brown-spined Hudson pear.[3]

Distribution

As an agricultural weed

C. tunicata is an invasive species affecting agriculture in Queensland, Australia.[4] It has spines up to 7 cm long that cause painful injuries to people, livestock, working dogs, pets and damage tyres on vehicles.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 September 2018
  2. ↑ Donald J. Pinkava, "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC. 126. 1935", Flora of North America
  3. 1 2 Brown-spined Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia tunicata)
  4. ↑ "Hudson pear". Business Queensland. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.


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