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silver cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
silver cholla Cactus Family
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa Cactaceae
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common names
  silver cholla
  golden cholla
  Wiggins' cholla
accepted scientific name
  •Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth
rules for finding collection records
  Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (8087)
  Opuntia echinocarpa (197)
family name
  • Cactaceae
Image Author: ©2008 Steve Matson
Image License: CC BY-NC
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Category: Cactus
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is 0.5 to 1.0 inches
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (56%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (72%)
base map where plant found
mag select
Native Plant Status
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native Native
native Not Present