Cane Cholla
Cane cholla is a common name for several cacti and may refer to: *'' Cylindropuntia californica'' *''Cylindropuntia imbricata'', native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico *''Cylindropuntia spinosior ''Cylindropuntia spinosior'', with the common names include cane cholla, spiny cholla and walkingstick cactus, is a cactus species of the North American deserts. It is native to Arizona and New Mexico in the United States; and Chihuahua and Son ...

Cylindropuntia Californica
''Cylindropuntia californica'' is a species of cholla cactus known by the common name snake cholla. It is primarily found in Baja California, Mexico and the southernmost part of California in the United States. It is characterized by a short, decumbent habit, yellow-green flowers, elongated stems, and short spines. It is mostly found in coastal sage scrub and coastal chaparral habitats, but two varieties in Baja California can be found in foothills and deserts. In California, variety ''californica'' is regarded as a rare and threatened plant, with a California Native Plant Society listing of 1B.1, in part due to its limited number of occurrences and threats from development. It formerly had a larger range due to the inclusion of '' Cylindropuntia bernardina'' within it as the variety ''parkeri''. Description A short, sprawling cactus, this species is typically found growing less than high. There are usually several to many trunks, with the main branches and stems usually sprawl ...
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Cylindropuntia Imbricata
''Cylindropuntia imbricata'', the cane cholla (walking stick cholla, tree cholla, or chainlink cactus), is a cactus found in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, including some cooler regions in comparison to many other cacti. It occurs primarily in the arid regions of the Southwestern United States in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada. It is often conspicuous because of its shrubby or even tree-like size, its silhouette, and its long-lasting yellowish fruits. Distribution and habitat The cane cholla's range is the arid regions of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, south to Durango, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí. It occurs at altitudes from and is hardy for a cactus (USDA Zone 5A). In parts of its range, often just below the pinyon-juniper belt, it can be abundant, surrounded by low grasses and forbs that are brown most of the year; in such places chollas are conspicuous as the only ...
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