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  • Spanish
    • cholla diamante
  • Scientific names
    • Cylindropuntia ramosissima
    • Opuntia ramosissima
  • English
    • Pencil Cholla
    • diamond cholla
    • pencil cactus

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Recent observations

Photos

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What

Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

james3

Date

Mar 28, 2013

Place

Lost Palms Oasis Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, CA (Google, OSM)

Photos

8494434977_66b5d565f7_s 3 photos

What

diamond cholla

Observer

finatic

Date

Feb 18, 2013 12:54 PM PST

Place

Anza-Borrego State Park--Visitor's Center (Google, OSM)

Photos

5699717569_fd5064fbcf_s

What

Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

james3

Date

Apr 16, 2011

Place

Joshua Tree National Park, CA (Google, OSM)

Photos

Square

What

Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

ryanubrown

Date

Nov 23, 2012

Place

Anza Borrego Desert State Park, CA (Google, OSM)

Photos

Square

What

Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

jessicafriedman180

Date

Mar 25, 2012

Place

joshua tree national park (Google, OSM)

Photos

6200703977_3c933976ba_s 3 photos

What

Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

brewbooks

Date

Mar 22, 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Place

California, United States (Google, OSM)

Description

Careful - it's sharp!
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Diamond Cholla or branched pencil Cholla
Synonym Opuntia ramosissima
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia_ramosissima
plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYRA9

General Habitat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Desert#Flora
Joshua Tree National Park
jtz 063

Tags

Joshua Tree National Park

Photos

Square

What

Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

Oct 31, 2008

Place

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos

Square

What

Pencil Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

greenrosettas

Date

Apr 3, 2010

Place

Joshua Tree National Park, CA (Google, OSM)

Description

Branched pencil cholla.

Tags

branched pencil cholla, cholla, pencil cholla

Photos

No photos

What

Opuntia ramosissima

Observer

biosam

Date

Apr 14, 2003

Place

Mojave National Preserve (Google, OSM)

Photos

Square

What

Cylindropuntia ramosissima

Observer

biosam

Date

Sep 8, 2007

Place

Joshua Tree National Park (Google, OSM)

Description

a narrow-stemmed, long-thorned Cholla (Formerly Opuntia sp.)

Photos

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What

diamond cholla

Observer

kueda

Date

Mar 7, 2009 09:17 AM PST

Place

Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Pretty sure I have the ID right here.

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Description from Wikipedia

Cylindropuntia ramosissima is a species of cactus known by the common names diamond cholla and branched pencil cholla.

No range data available.