Cylindropuntia tunicata

Cylindropuntia tunicata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Cylindropuntia
Species:	C. tunicata
Binomial name
	Cylindropuntia tunicata; (Lehm.) F.M.Knuth
Synonyms
	List Cactus tunicatus Lehm. ; Grusonia tunicata (Lehm.) G.D.Rowley ; Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Pfeiff. ; Cylindropuntia tunicata var. aricensis F.Ritter ; Cylindropuntia tunicata var. chilensis F.Ritter ; Opuntia exuviata DC. ; Opuntia exuviata var. angustior DC. ; Opuntia exuviata var. spinosior DC. ; Opuntia exuviata var. viridior Salm-Dyck ; Opuntia furiosa H.L.Wendl. ; Opuntia puelchana A.Cast. ; Opuntia stapeliae DC. ; Opuntia tunicata var. chilensis (F.Ritter) A.E.Hoffm. ; Opuntia tunicata var. laevior Salm-Dyck ; Opuntia undulata Pfeiff.;

Cylindropuntia tunicata, commonly referred to as sheathed cholla, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.^[2]^[4] This cholla species is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of North America and parts of South America.^[5] Is also known as Brown-spined Hudson pear.^[6]

Distribution

As an agricultural weed

C. tunicata is an invasive species affecting agriculture in Queensland, Australia.^[7] It has spines up to 7 cm long that cause painful injuries to people, livestock, working dogs, pets and damage tyres on vehicles.^[6]

References

^ Arreola, H.; Bárcenas Luna, R.; Cházaro, M.; Corral-Díaz, R.; Goettsch, B.K.; Heil, K.; Guadalupe Martínez, J.; Sánchez , E.; Terrazas, T.; Terry, M. (2017). "Cylindropuntia tunicata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152642A121482267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152642A121482267.en. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehm.) F.M.Knuth". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 September 2018
^ "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehm.) F.M.Knuth". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
^ Donald J. Pinkava, "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC. 126. 1935", Flora of North America
^ ^a ^b Brown-spined Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia tunicata)
^ "Hudson pear". Business Queensland. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

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[IUCN-1] Arreola, H.; Bárcenas Luna, R.; Cházaro, M.; Corral-Díaz, R.; Goettsch, B.K.; Heil, K.; Guadalupe Martínez, J.; Sánchez , E.; Terrazas, T.; Terry, M. (2017). "Cylindropuntia tunicata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152642A121482267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152642A121482267.en. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

[POWO-2] "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehm.) F.M.Knuth". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

[3] The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 September 2018

[COL-4] "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehm.) F.M.Knuth". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

[5] Donald J. Pinkava, "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC. 126. 1935", Flora of North America

[weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au-6] Brown-spined Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia tunicata)

[Queensland-7] "Hudson pear". Business Queensland. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

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