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Opuntia echinocarpa

SILVER or GOLDEN CHOLLA

Cactaceae
Cactus family

Opuntia echinocarpa © Edge Of Eden


± Tree-like, <10' (3 m).
Segments cylindric, terminal ones generally < 4" (10 cm).
Flowers green-yellow, rarely red-brown.
Blooming April–May.
Dry washes and mesas.
Elevation 950–4600' (300–1400 m).
Desert Province.
A Flora of Southern California p. 316 
The Jepson Manual p. 455 457

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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