Cylindropuntia pallida
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Family Cactaceae
Taxonomy: Cylindropuntia pallida (Rose) F.M.Knuth
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Opuntia pallida Rose (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cylindropuntia rosea (DC.) Backeb. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (23), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (4), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 56 records in 8 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 32.5 mm (20-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 20 mm (15-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 20 mm (15-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): green (2); yellow (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 88.5 mm (3.5-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 25 mm (15-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): terete (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): spiral (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): cladode (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); spreading (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 3.4 mm (3-3.8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 3.15 mm (2.8-3.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): orbicular (1); ovoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.75 m (0.5-1 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 16 | 23 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 9 | 15 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 3 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |