Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (DC.) F.M. Knuth Christmas cactus

Symbol: CYLE8

Group: Dicot

Family: Cactaceae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Shrub

Native Status:

L48

Synonyms:

OPLE

Opuntia leptocaulis DC.

Christmas cactus

Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, NM, OK, TX

Classification:


Kingdom		Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom		Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision		Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division		Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class		Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass		Caryophyllidae
Order		Caryophyllales
Family		Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus		Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) Kreuzinger
Species		Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (DC.) F.M. Knuth – Christmas cactus