Cylindropuntia tunicata

Species of cactus

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Order:  | Caryophyllales
Family:  | Cactaceae
Genus:  | Cylindropuntia
Species:  |

C. tunicata

Binomial name
Cylindropuntia tunicata

(Lehm.) F.M.Knuth

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[edit]

### As an agricultural weed[edit]

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[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cylindropuntia tunicata.

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. ^ a b Brown-spined Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia tunicata)
4. ^ "Hudson pear". Business Queensland. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

Taxon identifiers

Cylindropuntia tunicata|

* Wikidata: Q290496
* Wikispecies: Cylindropuntia tunicata
* APDB: 230434
* APNI: 189905
* CoL: 333W9
* EPPO: OPUTU
* FloraBase: 20281
* FNA: 242415152
* FoAO2: Cylindropuntia tunicata
* GBIF: 7282418
* GRIN: 427018
* iNaturalist: 274441
* IPNI: 73905-2
* ITIS: 907853
* IUCN: 152642
* NCBI: 766221
* NSWFlora: Cylindropuntia~tunicata
* Open Tree of Life: 309883
* PFI: 8453
* Plant List: kew-2750457
* PLANTS: CYTU3
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73905-2
* Species+: 42219
* Tropicos: 5101299
* VicFlora: bf659a6f-d141-479c-bc22-b3560019a003
* WFO: wfo-0000632441

Cactus tunicatus|

* Wikidata: Q14943228
* APDB: 229069
* APNI: 198648
* CoL: P766
* GBIF: 8063637
* GRIN: 407125
* IPNI: 39928-2
* ITIS: 910184
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39928-2
* Tropicos: 5102795
* WFO: wfo-0000578310

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