Cylindropuntia × cardenche

Cylindropuntia × cardenche (Griffiths) 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 MEXICO, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXECU, MXETA, MXEGU, MXE, MXENL, MXESL; Mexico (San Luis Potosí).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 × cardenche (Griffiths) F.M.Knuth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73851-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cylindropuntia × cardenche". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3953233 ↩