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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpabuck horn cholla. I'm guessing on the species. To me, the aspect is right as is the location. Those more familiar with the cactus around Las Vegas are welcome to correct me. The photo was taken on a trip to the Mojave and Las Vegas in 2002,
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Mesa, Arizona, United States
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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpabuck horn cholla. A well-armed cholla native to the deserts of the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico. Photographed at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA.
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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California, United States
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Fort Davis, Texas, United States
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Fort Davis, Texas, United States
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Fort Davis, Texas, United States
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Arizona, United States
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Nevada, United States
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California, United States
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Sonoran Desert Museum, Arizona, June 2009
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Teddy Bear or Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) The jumping part is a myth but at the slightest touch, the micro-barbed spines will attach to the passerby and the segment bearing them will break away.
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Nevada, United States
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Arizona, United States
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Teddy Bear or Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) The jumping part is a myth but at the slightest touch, the micro-barbed spines will attach to the passerby and the segment bearing them will break away.
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Sonoran Desert Museum, Arizona, June 2009 (grows naturally there)