''Grusonia parishiorum'' is a species of
cactus
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...
known by the common names matted cholla and Parish club cholla. It is native to the
Mojave and
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert ( es, Desierto de Sonora) is a desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Arizona ...
s of California and Arizona.
Description
''Grusonia parishiorum'' grows in spreading mats along the sandy ground no more than about 20 centimeters tall. The segments are up to 9 centimeters long by 3 wide and is surfaced in fleshy tubercles bearing many spines each up to 5 centimeters in length. The flower is yellowish and the fruit is yellow and up to 8 centimeters long.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Grusonia parishii''Flora of North America''Grusonia parishii'' - Photo gallery
Cacti of the United States
Flora of the California desert regions
Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
Flora of Arizona
parishii
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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