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Cane Cholla
Cylindropuntia bernardina
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
California ChollaCylindropuntia californica
tree chollaCylindropuntia imbricata
Gander's chollaCylindropuntia ganderi
Coast ChollaCylindropuntia prolifera
Silver ChollaCylindropuntia echinocarpa
Buckhorn ChollaCylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Branched Pencil ChollaCylindropuntia ramosissima
Thurber's ChollaCylindropuntia thurberi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 1,510 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,386 |
| Mexico | 981 |
| Baja California | 981 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | cacti · Cactaceae |
| Genus | chollas · Cylindropuntia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Cane Cholla with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.