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Pronunciation: sil-in-dro-PUN-tee-a GAN-der-eye
Common name: Gander's cholla
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Desert slopes of mountains, 1000'-4000', many diverse habitats including creosote bush scrub, western Colorado Desert, San Diego and Riverside Cos., Banning Pass to Baja
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Cylindropuntia 2) ganderi
Formerly Opuntia ganderi