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Cylindropuntia tunicata
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
Cactus tunicatus Lehm. Grusonia tunicata (Lehm.) G.D.Rowley Opuntia puelchana A. Cast. Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Pfeiff.

Cylindropuntia tunicata, commonly referred to as sheathed cholla, is a cholla native to the Chihuahuan Desert of North America and parts of South America. Is also known as Brown-spined Hudson pear.

Distribution

As an agricultural weed

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

References

1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 September 2018
2. Donald J. Pinkava, "Cylindropuntia tunicata (Lehmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC. 126. 1935", Flora of North America
3. ^ Brown-spined Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia tunicata)
4. "Hudson pear". Business Queensland. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

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