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Cylindropuntia (Engelmann) F.M. Knuth. Common name: Cholla.

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A genus of about 35 species, succulent-stemmed shrubs, of North America and the West Indies.

References: Bárcenas (2016); Majure et al. (2019); Pinkava (2003d) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003b). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Tucson Mountains, Tucson Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona 2 by Alan Cressler | Cylindropuntia leptocaulis source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sonnia Hill | Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Catherine C. Galley, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Catherine C. Galley | Cylindropuntia davisii source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© María Eugenia Mendiola González, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by María Eugenia Mendiola González | Cylindropuntia kleiniae source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Catherine C. Galley, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Catherine C. Galley | Cylindropuntia davisii source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sonnia Hill | Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sonnia Hill | Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata | Original Image ⭷

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