Cholla cactus

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cylindropuntia.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXS, LESOO, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, PEROO, MXNSI, EUROPE, MXSNA, SOAOO, MXG, MXE_GU, SPA; SE. Arizona to SW. Kansas and Mexico.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73870-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cylindropuntia imbricata". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/6381277
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Native Habitat

SE. Arizona to SW. Kansas and Mexico

Automatically collected source range/note: MXS, LES_OO, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, SOUTHWESTERN_USA, PER_OO, MXN_SI, EUROPE, MXS_NA, SOA_OO, MXG, MXE_GU, SPA; SE. Arizona to SW. Kansas and Mexico.