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Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia

not marked as a favorite taxon Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (A.P. de Candolle) F.M. Knuth. Common name: Christmas Cholla, Tasajillo, Pencil Cactus, Turkeypear, Aguijillo, Garrambullo. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Clay or alluvial soils. Distribution: Sc. Oklahoma west to s. California, south to se., s., and w. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico.

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Series: Leptocaules.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Series Leptocaules (Bárcenas 2016).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, K4, Mex, POWO; = n/a; = Opuntia leptocaulis DC. — GrPl, NcTx, NS, S13, Tx, Britton & Rose (1937), Weniger (1984). Basionym: Opuntia leptocaulis DC. 1828

Links to other floras: = Cylindropuntia leptocaulis - FNA4

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Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Aidan Campos source
image #3 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Aidan Campos source
image #6 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Alan Cressler: Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, and Chrysoperla species, Tucson Mountains, Tucson Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona 1 by Alan Cressler source
image #7 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Aidan Campos source
image #9 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Aidan Campos source
image #11 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Alan Cressler: Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Pecos River Canyon, Amistad National Recreation Area, Val Verde County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler source
image #13 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Aidan Campos source
image #15 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Alan Cressler: Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Tucson Mountains, Tucson Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Cylindropuntia leptocaulis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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