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Cylindropuntia spinosior (formerly Opuntia spinosior) - Walkingstick Cactus (Cane Cholla) Cylindropuntia spinosior (formerly Opuntia spinosior) - Walkingstick Cactus (Cane Cholla)
Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia spinosior (Opuntia spinosior)
Common Name: Walkingstick Cactus, Cane Cholla
Flower Color: Red, pink, orange, yellow, greenish
Plant Type: Cactus, Shrub, Perennial
Height: To 8 feet (2.4 m) tall
Date Observed: April 24, 2005
Notes: The 3 inch (7.6 cm) wide flowers have bright pink to magenta-purple (occasionally green) anther filaments and a white, pink, or magenta style. The fruits are bright yellow, spineless, and strongly tuberculate (bumpy). The stems have grayish spines.
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