Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica
	Growth form of a large individual
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Austrocylindropuntia
Species:	A. cylindrica
Binomial name
	Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica; (Lam.) Backeb.
Synonyms
	List Austrocylindropuntia intermedia Rauh & Backeb.; Cactus coranarius Cav.; Cactus cylindricus Lam.; Cereus cylindricus (Lam.) Haw.; Cylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) F.M.Knuth; Cylindropuntia intermedia Rauh & Backeb.; Opuntia bradleyi G.D.Rowley; Opuntia cylindrica DC.; ;

Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (syn. Opuntia cylindrica), the cane cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and it has been introduced to the Canary Islands, Morocco, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. A popular ornamental, it is an invasive species in Europe, South Africa, and Australia. Due to a misidentification, for a time this species was erroneously thought to contain mescaline.

In bloom at the Madeira Botanical Garden
On Fuerteventura
On Mallorca
Cristate individual
Another cristate individual

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