Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (DC.) F.M. Knuth
Tasajillo, Christmas Cactus, Pencil Cactus, Christmas Cholla, Desert Christmas Cactus
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
USDA Symbol: CYLE8USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Opuntia leptocaulis
Pencil cactus
Cactaceae
Location: 45 m S of wooden bridge & E of walking path--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. In fencerow. Dry, alkaline soil.
Description: Erect shrub, 1.5 m tall, much branched above, 5+ mm dia. Terminal portions much jointed. Joints to 10 x 3-4 mm. Spines gray (drying yellow), 1+ cm long, not barbed. Flower 1 cm dia, petaloid parts yellow. Fruit not present.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 18, 1988
Specimen number: 347
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0552
Accession Date: Sep 28, 1993
Accession Number: 41
Annotations: SCXXB