What is a Christmas cholla?
A Christmas cholla is a type of cholla.
What does a Christmas cholla look like?
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have the thinnest stems of any cholla (1)
stems are at most half an inch across (usually a quarter of an inch) (1)
the sharp think spines may exceed 2 inches (1)
Where are Christmas chollas located?
Big Bend National Park (1)
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, southwest Oklahoma (1)
scrubland, grassland, canyon sides, up to 5,000 ft
How tall is a Christmas cactus?
up to 4 feet tall (1)
What do the flowers look like?
greenish yellow
What do the fruits look like?
bright red and remain on the plant all through midwinter.
picture here (1)
When do the flowers bloom?
appear late afternoon during spring and summer (1)
Resources
1. https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/cacti/cylindropuntia-leptocaulis.html
