Cylindropuntia fulgida f. cristata is a peculiar cactus that creates fascinating sculptural forms as it matures. The contorted stem …
Browsing: Cylindropuntia
Cylindropuntia is a genus of cacti, containing the Cholla, native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. They are known for their barbed spines that tenaciously attach to skin, fur and clothing. Cylindropuntia was formerly treated as a subgenus of Opuntia, but have now been separated based on their cylindrical stems and the presence of papery epidermal sheaths on the spines.
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Cylindropuntia cholla (Chain-link Cholla) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a distinct trunk and segmented stems with prominent …
Cylindropuntia tesajo (Tesajo Cholla) is a shrubby cactus with slender, segmented, densely branched stems with small, inconspicuous …
Cylindropuntia whipplei is a sparingly to densely branched cactus with green or sometimes purplish-green, firmly attached stem segments…
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (Desert Christmas Cactus) is a sparingly to densely branched cactus with slender branches that bear many short…
Cylindropuntia hystrix is a shrubby cactus with green cylindrical segments with strong tubercles and clusters of long spines …
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Tree Cholla) is a tree-like cactus with a short woody trunk and several upright candelabra-like branches. It can …
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Jumping Cholla) is a tree-like cactus with a woody trunk and a crown of many-branched segmented stems …