Butterfly-leaf vs ground cholla

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	ground cholla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cactaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and ground cholla share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	ground cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

ground cholla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.