Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Buck-horn cholla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cylindropuntia
Species: C. acanthocarpa
Binomial name
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow
Synonyms

Opuntia acanthocarpa

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, commonly referred to as buckhorn cholla, is a cholla native to the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado Deserts of North America. Along with Cylindropuntia bigelovii (the "teddy bear" cholla), it is the most common cholla found in these deserts.

Varieties

There are a number of recognized varieties include:

Flower
During winter dryness.

Ethnobotany

References

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