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Cylindropuntia ciribe

Cylindropuntia ciribe

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Source-backed classification draft for Cylindropuntia ciribe.

Scientific taxonomy article

Cylindropuntia ciribe

Cylindropuntia ciribe (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) 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, MXNSI, MXNBS, MXNBC, MXN, MXNSO, NORTHERN_AMERICA; Mexico (Baja California).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 ciribe (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) F.M.Knuth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73854-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cylindropuntia ciribe". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3953170 ↩

Plants In This Group

Cylindropuntia ciribe

Cylindropuntia ciribe

Cylindropuntia ciribe

Cylindropuntia ciribe, commonly known as the Ciribe Cholla, is a highly spiny, drought tolerant succulent shrub belonging to the family Cactaceae . This species is remarkably adapted to survive in extreme desert environments with very little moisture.