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Tree Cholla, Chain-Link Cactus

Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia imbricata (DC.) F.Knuth
Synonym: Cactus imbricatus, Cereus imbricatus, Cylindropuntia lloydii, Opuntia arborescens, Opuntia imbricata, Opuntia imbricata var. arborescens , Opuntia imbricata var. vexans , Opuntia lloydii
Family: Cactaceae

Opuntia arborescens, Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 573. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society.

Origin: Southern central USA to northern Mexico

Growth Habits: Shrub

Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office.

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