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Pronunciation: sil-in-dro-PUN-tee-a ak-an-tho-KAR-pa
Common name: Buckhorn cholla
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly places, 2000'-4500', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, east San Bernardino Co. to Imperial Co.
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Cylindropuntia 2) acanthocarpa