Latin name: Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F. M. Knuth Pronunciation: sil-in-dro-PUN-tee-a ek-eye-no-KAR-pa Common name: Silver cholla Family: Cactaceae (Cactus) Habitat: Dry washes and mesas to 6000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, hybridizes with most co-occurring chollas Blooming period: April to May Name derivations: 1) Cylindropuntia 2) echinocarpa |
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