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pencil cholla
Cylindropuntia tesajo
Cylindropuntia tesajo
pencil cholla Cactus Family
Cylindropuntia tesajo Cactaceae
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common name
  pencil cholla
accepted scientific name
  •Cylindropuntia tesajo (Engelm. ex J.M. Coult.) F.M. Knuth
rules for finding collection records
  Cylindropuntia tesajo (274)
  Opuntia cineracea (4)
  Opuntia tesajo (76)
family name
  • Cactaceae
Image Author: ©2007 Patrick Alexander
Image License: CC BY-NC-ND
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Category: Cactus
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 1.5 inches
Leaf: No obvious leaves
Plant Observed beginning of October thru end of July

Plant Showiness (72%)
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