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Cylindropuntia arbuscula (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

tasajo, tasajillo, cholla, pencil cholla

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Cactaceae

Genus
Cylindropuntia

Species
arbuscula

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Opuntia arbuscula Engelm.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cylindropuntia arbuscula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15598. Accessed 18 June 2025.