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Family: Cactaceae Scientific name: Austrocylindropuntia species Description: Plant Form Large succulent shrubs. Size Up to 3 m tall. Stem Green, cylindrical segments with short spines. Leaves Linear. Quickly dropped. Flowers Large red or pink flowers at the end of branches. Fruit and Seeds Green, egg-shaped. Habitat Inland arid shrubland, bare ground, coastal. Distinguishing Features Differ from Cylindropuntia species in lacking papery sheaths on their spines.