Cylindropuntia spinosior

Cylindropuntia spinosior
	Immature fruits on a plant in Gila County, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Cylindropuntia
Species:	C. spinosior
Binomial name
	Cylindropuntia spinosior; (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth
Synonyms
	Opuntia spinosior (Engelm.) Toumey; Opuntia whipplei var. spinosior Engelm.;

Cylindropuntia spinosior, with the common names include cane cholla, spiny cholla and walkingstick cactus, is a cactus species of the North American deserts.

It is native to Arizona and New Mexico in the United States; and Chihuahua and Sonora in Mexico.^[1]

Description[]

Cylindropuntia spinosior grows to between 0.4 and 1.2 metres in height and has spine-covered stems. Flowers may be rose, red purple, yellow, or white and appear from spring to early summer. These are followed by fruits that are yellow with occasional red or purple tinges.^[2]

Invasive species[]

In Australia, the species is regarded as an emerging weed threat in Queensland where it is known as snake cactus.^[3]^[4] It is a declared noxious weed in New South Wales where it was first observed to be naturalised in 2000/2001.^[2]^[5] It is also naturalised in South Australia.^[5]

References[]

^ "Cylindropuntia spinosior". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ "Snake cactus". Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ Biosecurity Queensland (2020). "Snake cactus - Cylindropuntia spinosior" (PDF). Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cylindropuntia spinosior". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

External links[]

A mature fruit of cylindropuntia spinosior

[GRIN-1] "Cylindropuntia spinosior". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[NSW-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[QLD-3] "Snake cactus". Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[snake-cactus-Qld-4] Biosecurity Queensland (2020). "Snake cactus - Cylindropuntia spinosior" (PDF). Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

[APNI-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cylindropuntia spinosior". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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