Pencil Cholla
The pencil cholla is easily distinguished from other cholla cacti in the American Southwest by the scale-like arrangement on the stems that is often referred to as a diamond pattern. I thought the yellow coloration on the spines were beautiful, especially backlit like this here in the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
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- © 2013
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- Keywords
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- Contained in galleries
- Cylindropuntieae
