Cylindropuntia spinosior
Cylindropuntia spinosior
Cylindropuntia spinosior is a species of the genus Cylindropuntia in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet spinosior is the increase of the spinous and means ' thorny, prickly, spiky '. Trivial names are " Cane Cholla " and " Spiny Cholla ".
Description
Cylindropuntia spinosior grows compact and tree structure with branches arranged in whorls and reaches heights of growth of 0.4 to 2 meters. On the green to slightly purplish, 5 to 23 centimeters long and 1.3 to 3.5 centimeters in diameter measured drive sections are located above oval bumps. The often elliptical, yellow to tan bewollten areolae are darker in old age and carry 1 to 2 millimeters long inconspicuous yellow to tan glochids that turn gray with age. The four to 24 interlocking spines are present on most areoles. They are tan to pink to reddish brown. The loose -fitting sheaths of the spines are whitish.
The flowers are pink to reddish purple, bronze purple, yellow or whitish. The broad cylindrical, yellow, purple tinged fruits are fleshy and dimpled strong. They are 2-5 cm long and have diameters of 1.7 to 3 centimeters. The fruits proliferate rarely.
Systematics and distribution
Cylindropuntia is spinosior in the states of Arizona and New Mexico and in the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango distributed in the United States in semi-deserts and grasslands.
The first description as Opuntia whipplei var spinosior by George Engelmann was published in 1856. Frederik Marcus Knuth introduced the variety in 1936 in the genus Cylindropuntia. A synonym is nomenklatorisches Opuntia spinosior ( Engelm. ) Toumey (1898 ).