Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth
Buckhorn cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa) is a common cholla native to three North American deserts.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, with the scientific name (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth, is commonly known as buckhorn cholla. This is a cholla species native to the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado Deserts of North America. Alongside Cylindropuntia bigelovii, commonly called the "teddy bear" cholla, it is one of the most common cholla species found in these deserts.
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Brachycereus nesioticus (K.Schum. ex B.L.Rob.) Backeb.
Opuntia humifusa subsp. minor (Engelm.) R.Crook & Mottram
Harrisia fragrans Small
Deamia testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Britton & Rose
Trichocereus cuzcoensis Britton & Rose
Oreocereus leucotrichus (Phil.) Wagenkn.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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