General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Fruit can take root and form a new plant without having to use its seeds; needs neutral soil pH
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Other: Easy to root from stem segments
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sheathed Cholla
  • Cholla
  • Abrojo
  • Clavellina
  • Coyonoxtle
  • Tencholote
  • Thistle Cholla
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cylindropuntia tunicata
  • Synonym: Opuntia tunicata
  • Synonym: Opuntia tunicata var. tunicata

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Garden 'Botanicactus' - Mallorca
Date: 2011-05-02
Location: Botanical Garden 'Botanicactus' - Mallorca
Date: 2011-05-02

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Botanical Garden La Concepcion - Malaga
Date: 2015-03-25
Location: Jardi Botanic de Soller - Mallorca
Date: 2010-11-06
Location: Botanical Garden of Madrid
Date: 2012-10-28
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Wien
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Wien
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
Photo taken on Lanzarote growing in the Garden of Cactus.
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia

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