Cylindropuntia tunicata
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Cylindropuntia |
Species: | C. tunicata
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Binomial name | |
Cylindropuntia tunicata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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
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- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 September 2018
- ^ Donald J. Pinkava, "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC. 126. 1935", Flora of North America
- ^ a b Brown-spined Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia tunicata)
- ^ "Hudson pear". Business Queensland. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.