Also called hanging chain cholla.

Part of cholla  genus Cylindropuntia in 🌵︎ cactus  family Cactaceae.

Native to 🏜 Sonoran Desert of 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 México and USA.   🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key), 🗺 map (North America, Central America).  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Cylindropuntia hosts caterpillars of 2 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

Learn more about jumping cholla Cylindropuntia fulgida

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🏠︎ 🌵︎ cactus  family Cactaceae