Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Common Name: Teddy Bear Cholla
Oˊodham Name: Haḍṣaḍkam (Hadtshadtkam) Audio
Group: Cacti － Desert

Description

Cylindropuntia bigelovii forms a stout, single trunk and grows on rocky or gravelly, south-facing hillsides and alluvial fans from near sea level to 3500 ft elevation. The stems are densely covered by long, sharp spines. Flowers are pale green and are not abundant, since the plant reproduces mainly by dropping stems into a pile around its base. Also see Cylindropuntia fulgida.

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Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Caryophyllidae

Order Caryophyllales

Family Cactaceae － Cactus family

Genus Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) Kreuzinger － cholla

Species Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth － teddybear cholla

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