Red Wildflower
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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: May 8, 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 edible, yellow fruits are spineless and very tuberculate. The stems have 6 to 18 spines per areole. |
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