sheathed cholla
Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehm.) F.M.Knuth
Cylindropuntia tunicata, known as sheathed cholla, is a species in the Cactaceae family. It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert in North America and extends into parts of South America. It is also recognized by the common name Brown-spined Hudson pear.
Description
Cylindropuntia tunicata is a flowering plant in the Cactaceae family, found in regions such as the Chihuahuan Desert and parts of South America. Its distribution includes areas in North America and extends globally to regions such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and others. The species was first described in 1936.
Other common names
sheathed chollathistle cholla
Distribution
North America · ZA · IT · AU · Agulhas National Park · Augrabies Falls National Park · Camdeboo National Park · Mountain Zebra National Park · Boyacá · Global · Valparaíso Region |Metropolitana Region |Biobío Region · Argentina Northwest · Bolivia · Canary Is. · Chile North · Colombia · Cuba · Ecuador · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Southwest · New South Wales · Peru · Queensland · South Australia · Spain · Texas · Victoria · Western Australia
Synonyms
Opuntia furiosaOpuntia exuviataOpuntia stapeliaeOpuntia tunicataGrusonia tunicataCactus tunicatusCylindropuntia tunicata var. aricensisCylindropuntia tunicata var. chilensisOpuntia puelchanaCactus tunicatusOpuntia exuviata var. angustiorOpuntia exuviata var. spinosiorOpuntia exuviata var. viridiorOpuntia tunicata var. chilensisOpuntia tunicata var. laevior
