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Species profile—Cylindropuntia imbricata (devil's rope cactus)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → CactaceaeCylindropuntia imbricata (devil's rope cactus)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cactaceae
Scientific name
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M.Knuth
Common name
devil's rope cactus
WildNet taxon ID
28177
Alternate name(s)
tree cholla
devil's rope pear
common prickly pear
devil's rope
devils-rope cactus
chain-link cactus
devils rope cactus
chain link cactus
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=28177.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022