Cylindropuntia
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 Cylindropuntia kleiniae
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Cylindropuntia is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), containing the chollas. They are also treated as a subgenus of Opuntia but are actually well distinct.[citation needed]
[edit] Selected species
- Cylindropuntia abyssi
- Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa - buckhorn cholla
- Cylindropuntia alcahes
- Cylindropuntia arbuscula - pencil cholla
- Cylindropuntia bigelovii - teddy-bear cholla
- Cylindropuntia californica
- Cylindropuntia caribaea
- Cylindropuntia cholla
- Cylindropuntia cylindrica
- Cylindropuntia echinocarpa - silver cholla
- Cylindropuntia fulgida - jumping cholla or hanging chain cholla
- Cylindropuntia imbricata - cane cholla, tree cholla
- Cylindropuntia kelvinensis
- Cylindropuntia kleiniae
- Cylindropuntia leptocaulis - desert Christmas cactus, Christmas Cholla, tasajillo
- Cylindropuntia mortolensis
- Cylindropuntia munzii
- Cylindropuntia prolifera
- Cylindropuntia ramosissima - diamond cholla
- Cylindropuntia rosea
- Cylindropuntia schottii - dog cholla
- Cylindropuntia spinosior - Tasajo cholla
- Cylindropuntia stanlyi - devil cholla
- Cylindropuntia tunicata
- Cylindropuntia × tetracantha
- Cylindropuntia versicolor - staghorn cholla
- Cylindropuntia × vivipara
- Cylindropuntia whipplei - rat-tail cholla [1]
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