Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

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Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Golden Cholla; Silver Cholla

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DERIVATION

Cylindropuntia	- From the Greek cylindro (cylinder) and opuntia (referring to an ancient Greek city, Opus)
echinocarpa	- Spiny fruit; hedgehog fruit

FAMILY

Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Other Plants in the Cactus Family

HABIT

Shrub | Cactus/succulent

GROWTH FORM

Clump-forming

RANGE

SW United States, NW Mexico

FLOWERS

Yellow

FOLIAGE COLOR

;

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 9A (Coldest zone where hardy)

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

COMMON NAME(S)

Golden Cholla | Silver Cholla

SYNONYMS

Cylindropuntia wigginsii Opuntia echinocarpa

Location Map for Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (Golden Cholla; Silver Cholla) - 3 Map Locations Found
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Individual Location for Cylindropuntia echinocarpa:
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Map
Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	990134*2	1999	Dryland Mesa
2	990133*1	1999	Dryland Mesa
No Map	111549*1	2011	Greenhouse
3	183469*1	2018	Nexus Garden

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FRUITING:
When Cylindropuntia echinocarpa has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2006

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