Cholla cactus

Cholla Cactus Garden-Joshua Tree

Cylindropuntia bigelovii is a cholla cactus species native to Northwestern Mexico, and to the United States in California, Arizona, and Nevada. It is also called the teddy bear cholla because of its shape. But ...... I'm afraid this is the most frightening teddy bear.😱#plants

Jumping Cholla Cactus l They're no friend to our balloon, and our crew members all know the struggle of navigating through a patch of these bad boys, but they sure look great in bloom!

The Cholla cactus has cylindrical stem segments which are joined from end to end in the manner of a branching tree. Actually, these stems are modified branches that serve many functions such as photosynthesis, production of flower and storage of water. Like other cactus, on the stems, it has small and wart like projections from which spines can grow. Continue reading about Cholla Cactus on our website.

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Jumping Cactus...these are legendary in Arizona. My mom swears one jumped on her once. You don't have to tell me twice! lol

Currently the Chama Canyon wilderness where we live is alive with a super- abundance of blooming cholla cactus. Recent rains in our area seem to have been very favorable to the plants, which don’t make such a spectacular splash every summer. Summer is indeed the season of the cholla, predictably in bloom between the Solemnity […]

This video is from our February 2021 trip to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizona. We camped in the main campgrounds and spent 3 full day...