Scientific Name
Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F. M. Knuth
Family
Cactaceae
General
Cholla cactus (genus Cylindropuntia) grow with cylindrical stems, rather than pads (as in a prickly pair).
CI
This species is not common around CI. Several small groupings or single plants have been encountered.
References
More on this species at CalFlora.
The Jepson Manual (2012: 581, Cylindropuntia by Marc Baker, Bruce D. Parfitt and Jon Rebman).
Dale (2000: 88).
McAuley (1996: 286).
Cylindropuntia prolifera at crest of ridge to south of University Glen and Town Center, CI (7 March 2013).
Cylindropuntia prolifera near crest of hill above Arroyo Hall, CI (11 June 2005).
Cylindropuntia prolifera near crest of hill above Arroyo Hall, CI, Bell Tower West in the background (22 February 2013).
Cylindropuntia prolifera near crest of hill above Arroyo Hall, CI (28 March 2008).
Cylindropuntia prolifera at crest of hill to the south of University Glen and the Town Center, CI (7 March 2013).