Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia)

Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) yellow green plant stems with dense sharp thorns standing in gravelly terrain
Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) with yellow green stems covered in sharp thorns growing among small rocky fragments

Botanical name: Cylindropuntia sp.

Common names: Cylindropuntia, Cholla

Family: Cactaceae

Origin: Mexico

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-11?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallFull sunWater Requirement: Low. Allow soil to dry out between wateringsWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryYellow, orange flowersRed, crimson, vinous flowersWhite, off-white flowersPink flowersThorny or spinyPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Cylindropuntia was formerly treated as a subgenus of Opuntia , but have now been separated based on their cylindrical stems and the presence of papery epidermal sheaths on the spines.

Similar plants: Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia)


Image gallery: 19 images
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with long sharp spines covering tall segmented cactus stems
Cylindropuntia cylindrica
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) tall green plant with dense sharp white spines under blue sky.
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with yellow thorns on a narrow stem.
Cylindropuntia davisii
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with many long white sharp needle spikes throughout branch structure
Cylindropuntia rosea
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) yellow green cactus plant with long sharp needles standing on ground
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with sharp white spines in a branching cactus form.
Cylindropuntia rosea
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) white sharp spines on a green cactus plant, close up view.
Cylindropuntia rosea
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with many long yellow spines close up
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant close up with rounded fleshy segments in a small pot
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with long sharp white spines in a dense cluster
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with sharp spikes on stems for desk decoration
Cylindropuntia fruit take root and grow new plants
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) pale green plant segments in a circular arrangement close up.
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green cactus plant with dense sharp white spines on multiple branched segments
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with sharp spines and many small fleshy fruit clusters
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with sharp tan spines in a close up image.
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with segmented stems forming dense cluster for landscaping area use
Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata (?)
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) plant with green segmented stems and long sharp reddish brown spines
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with white sharp thorns on branches, top view.
Cylindropuntia fulgida
Cylindropuntia sp. (Cylindropuntia) green plant with dense white spines covering the many branched arms.


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