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chollas
Cylindropuntia
Cylindropuntia is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), containing species commonly known as chollas ( CHOY-əz), native to northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. They are known for their barbed spines that tenaciously attach to skin, fur, and clothing. Stands of cholla are called cholla gardens. Individuals within these colonies often exhibit the same DNA, as they were formerly tubercles of an original plant.
48 branches of this genus, most-observed first
tree cholla
speciesCylindropuntia imbricata
Christmas cholla
speciesCylindropuntia leptocaulis
Silver Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia echinocarpa
Buckhorn Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Teddybear Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia bigelovii
Chain-fruit Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia fulgida
Branched Pencil Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia ramosissima
Coast Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia prolifera
Gander's cholla
speciesCylindropuntia ganderi
Mason Valley Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia fosbergii
Thurber's Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia thurberi
Chain-link Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia cholla
Cane Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia bernardina
Whipple Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia whipplei
Brincadora Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia alcahes
Thistle Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia tunicata
Arizona Pencil Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia arbuscula
California Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia californica
Wolf's cholla
speciesCylindropuntia wolfii
Candle Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia kleiniae
Long-spine Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia molesta
Tesajo Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia tesajo
Chuckwalla Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia chuckwallensis
Munz's Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia munzii
Blue Diamond Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia multigeniculata
Davis' Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia davisii
Hudson Pear
speciesCylindropuntia pallida
Cylindropuntia sanfelipensis
speciesCylindropuntia sanfelipensis
Cylindropuntia caribaea
speciesCylindropuntia caribaea
Santa Fe Cholla
hybridCylindropuntia × viridiflora
Cylindropuntia calmalliana
speciesCylindropuntia calmalliana
Kelvin cholla
hybridCylindropuntia × kelvinensis
Cylindropuntia ciribe
speciesCylindropuntia ciribe
Peach Springs Canyon Cholla
speciesCylindropuntia abyssi
Cylindropuntia waltoniorum
speciesCylindropuntia waltoniorum
Cylindropuntia lindsayi
speciesCylindropuntia lindsayi
Cylindropuntia × antoniae
hybridCylindropuntia × antoniae
Cylindropuntia × deserta
hybridCylindropuntia × deserta
Tucson Cholla
hybridCylindropuntia × tetracantha
Cylindropuntia anteojoensis
speciesCylindropuntia anteojoensis
Cylindropuntia cedrosensis
speciesCylindropuntia cedrosensis
Cylindropuntia santamaria
speciesCylindropuntia santamaria
Cylindropuntia × vivipara
hybridCylindropuntia × vivipara
Cylindropuntia × campii
hybridCylindropuntia × campii
Cylindropuntia hystrix
speciesCylindropuntia hystrix
Cylindropuntia × neoarbuscula
hybridCylindropuntia × neoarbuscula
Cylindropuntia perrita
speciesCylindropuntia perrita
Cylindropuntia libertadensis
speciesCylindropuntia libertadensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49352.