Munz cholla

Cylindropuntia munzii

Cylindropuntia munzii (C.B.Wolf) Backeb. 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 CAL, MXNSO, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, MXNBS, MEXICO, CALOO, MXN, MXNSI, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXN_BC; S. California to Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora).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 munzii (C.B.Wolf) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1188766-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cylindropuntia munzii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084220
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Native Habitat

S. California to Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)

Automatically collected source range/note: CAL, MXN_SO, SOUTHWESTERN_USA, MXN_BS, MEXICO, CAL_OO, MXN, MXN_SI, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MXN_BC; S. California to Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora).