Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) 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 NEVOO, MXNBS, ARIOO, UTA, NORTHERNAMERICA, CALOO, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, UTAOO, MEXICO, MXNSI, ARI, MXN_BC; SW. Utah to W. Arizona and NW. Mexico.¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, 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 acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73837-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282888 ↩