Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis

Buckhorn Cholla

A member of the Cactaceae, the Cactus Family

Habit; detail of image below.

9 January 2005.

Habitat.

Near end of pavement, Ivanpah Road; New York Mountains in background.
Ca. 3800 feet elevation.

9 January 2005.

Detail of upper stems.

Same plant as in prior images.

9 January 2005.

Habit.

Along Teutonia Peak Trail.

17 April 2005.

Upper stems.

Detail from prior image.

17 April 2005.

Habit of senescent individual, which has toppled over.

Along Mid Hills to Hole-in-the-Wall Trail, about 4 miles south of Mid Hills.

12 January 2005.

This page created 16 August 2005; revised 31 August 2008.

Mojave National Preserve, California

An unofficial website to celebrate the landscapes and life

of this eastern Mojave Desert region

Information

Map

Photo Tour

Plants

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Links

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Mojave National Preserve, California *An unofficial website to celebrate the landscapes and life* *of this eastern Mojave Desert region*
Information	Map	Photo Tour
Plants	Animals	Links
This website created by Lee Dittmann of Mindbird Maps & Books, a Kingman, Arizona retail store. You can help support the development and maintenance of this site with your purchases of maps, magnifiers, field notebooks, field guides, and much more from the Mindbird website. See the Mindbird Maps & Books website at www.mindbird.com.