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Branched Pencil Cholla

Cylindropuntia ramosissima

11,639 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 742, February 852, March 1,134, April 894, May 679, June 499, July 428, August 436, September 553, October 565, November 726, December 560.
United States9,216
California9,000
Nevada1,343
Arizona594
Mexico198
Baja California192
Sonora6
New Mexico1
Utah1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familycacti · Cactaceae
Genuschollas · Cylindropuntia

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