Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

Golden Cholla, Silver Cholla, Wiggins' Cholla

Cactaceae (Cactus family)

Synonym(s): Opuntia echinocarpa, Opuntia wigginsii

USDA Symbol: CYEC3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Berrylike, tan at maturity.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Stigma lobes cream-white to light green.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV , UT

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cylindropuntia echinocarpa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cylindropuntia echinocarpa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-08-21
Research By: CBR

Go back