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Whipple Cholla

Cylindropuntia whipplei

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Greenish-yellow cactus flowers with petals that are a bit stiff. The plant is low growing with long white spines. A kind of Cholla.

Habitat:

Sandy soil near the entrance to Zion National Park, Utah.

Reference Links:

Cylindropuntia whipplei | Cholla Web

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PublishedJuly 2, 2016

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