cylindropuntia spinosior

Cylindropuntia spinosior

''Cylindropuntia spinosior'', with the common names include cane cholla, spiny cholla and walkingstick cactus, is a cactus species of the North American deserts.

It is native to Arizona and New Mexico in the United States; and Chihuahua and Sonora in Mexico.
Orange Walkingstick Cactus Here is another Walkingstick Cactus in Orange Cylindropuntia spinosior,cylindropuntia spinosior,walkingstick cactus

Appearance

''Cylindropuntia spinosior'' grows to between 0.4 and 1.2 metres in height and has spine-covered stems. Flowers may be rose, red purple, yellow, or white and appear from spring to early summer. These are followed by fruits that are yellow with occasional red or purple tinges.
Walkingstick Cactus The fruit of this cactus is edible as is most cactus fruit found in Arizona. Taken on a "naked" iPhone 6. cylindropuntia spinosior,walkingstick cactus

Naming

In Australia, the species is regarded as an emerging weed threat in Queensland where it is known as snake cactus. It is a declared noxious weed in New South Wales where it was first observed to be naturalised in 2000/2001. It is also naturalised in South Australia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusCylindropuntia
SpeciesC. spinosior
Photographed in
United States of America