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Colorado buckhorn cholla
Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis
Family: Cactaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa: Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, commonly known as Buckhorn Cholla, is a cactus species found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Considerations for Pets
- This cholla has spines that can be up to 1 inch long.
Considerations for Children
- This cholla has spines that can be up to 1 inch long.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth
- Common Names: Buckhorn Cholla, Colorado Desert Cholla, Major Cholla, Thornber Cholla
- Synonym: Opuntia acanthocarpa
Varieties and Subspecies:
- Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava - Colorado Buckhorn Cholla
- Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa subsp. acanthocarpa var. coloradensis L.D. Benson
- Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ganderi (Gander's)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, specifically:
- Southwestern Colorado
- Western Arizona
- Southern Nevada
- Eastern California (Death Valley, Panamint Springs)
- Select locations in Utah
- Found across the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert.
- Can grow at elevations of 2000 meters or more.
- Range extends from Colorado through Kansas and Oklahoma.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Can grow up to 2 meters tall.
- Covered in silvery-yellow spines that are not too dense.
- Mature fruits drop off long before the plant blooms.