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What is the Arizona pencil cholla?
An Arizona pencil cholla is a type of cholla.
also known as tasajo, cholla, chumbera, chollia (3)
also known as Opuntia arbuscula (3)
What does an Arizona pencil cholla look like?
Picture here (1)
Where is an Arizona pencil cholla located?
It is found only in Arizona. (1)
south central and south Arizona, from Black Canyon city southwards (1)
east section of Saguaro National Park, Arizona (1)
from 1000 to 3000 feet elevation (3)
What does the flower look like?
yellow, green or browish-red flowers (3)
Picture here (1)
When do the flowers bloom?
late April to June (2)
What does the fruit look like?
green bearing glochids (1)
fleshy, greenish-purple fruits that remain on the plant for at least a year (3)
How tall is an Arizona pencil cholla?
up to 9 feet tall (3)
Resources
1. https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/cacti/cylindropuntia-arbuscula.html
2. https://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/891/cylindropuntia-arbuscula-arizona-pencil-cholla/
3. https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_cactus2.php
