TOTAL-PLANT: NATIVE PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA
Checklist:  state = CA; family = Cactaceae

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Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform Location Flower Color(s)
Coryphantha alversonii Spiny Star perennial CA: Joshua Tree National Park pink
Coryphantha chlorantha Desert Pincushion perennial CA: Mojave National Preserve orange, yellow
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa Buckhorn Cholla shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Joshua Tree National Park green
Cylindropuntia bigelovii Teddy Bear Cholla shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Joshua Tree National Park green, yellow
Cylindropuntia californica var. californica Snake Cholla perennial, shrub CA: Tilden Botanic Garden green, purple, lavender, yellow
Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis Chucky Cholla shrub CA: Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve brown, yellow
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa Silver Cholla / Golden Cholla shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Mecca Hills Wilderness, Mojave National Preserve green, yellow
Cylindropuntia ganderi Gander's Cholla shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Mexico: Catavina green, yellow
Cylindropuntia prolifera Coast Cholla shrub CA: Anacapa Island, Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, San Clemente Island, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve pink, red
Cylindropuntia ramosissima Pencil Cholla shrub CA: Chuckwalla Mountains, Desert Center (city & vicinity), Johnson Valley, Joshua Tree National Park pink
Cylindropuntia wolfii Wolf's Cholla shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park brown, purple, lavender
Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus Clustered Barrel Cactus / Cotton Top perennial CA: Death Valley National Park, Desert Center (city & vicinity) yellow
Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann Hedgehog / Saints' Cactus shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, NV: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge magenta
Echinocereus mojavensis Claret Cup shrub CA: Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, NM: Bandelier National Monument, Diablo Canyon, Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Santa Fe), Wild Rivers red
Ferocactus cylindraceus Barrel Cactus perennial CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, NV: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge green, yellow
Grusonia parishii Parish's Club Cholla perennial, shrub CA: Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve yellow
Mammillaria dioica Fish Hook Cactus / Strawberry Cactus perennial CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Temecula to Warner Springs (Hwys 79 & S2), Mexico: El Rosario, Hwy 1 roadside stops in Baja white, cream
Mammillaria tetrancistra Fox Tail Cactus / Little Fish Hook Cactus / Cork Seed Mammillaria perennial CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Blythe (city & vicinity), Desert Center (city & vicinity), Joshua Tree National Park, Ludlow (city & vicinity), Mojave National Preserve pink
Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris Beavertail shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, Mojave National Preserve magenta, pink, purple, lavender
Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei Bakersfield Cactus shrub CA: Bakersfield (city & vicinity), Tejon Ranch magenta, pink
Opuntia chlorotica Pancake Prickly Pear shrub, tree CA: Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve orange, yellow
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Engelmann Prickly Pear shrub CA: Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument red
Opuntia littoralis Coastal Prickly Pear / Nopal del Litoral shrub CA: Santa Rosa Island yellow
Opuntia oricola Chapparal Prickly Pear / Nopal de Montana perennial, shrub CA: Anacapa Island, Los Angeles (city & vicinity), Santa Cruz Island Reserve yellow
Opuntia phaeacantha Prickly Pear shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Mojave National Preserve, Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, NM: Bandelier National Monument, Cerrillos Hills State Park, Diablo Canyon, Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Santa Fe), White Rock, Wild Rivers orange, yellow
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea Plains Prickly Pear shrub CA: Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Ord Mountains, White Mountains yellow
Opuntia robusta Silver Dollar Cactus / Nopal Tapon shrub CA: Anza Borrego State Park yellow
Opuntia x occidentalis Mission Prickly Pear / Indian Fig shrub CA: Garrapata State Park, Morro Bay State Park, Tomales Bay State Park orange, yellow
Sclerocactus polyancistrus Mojave Fish Hook Cactus perennial, shrub, tree CA: Death Valley National Park, Hinkley (city & vicinity), Inyo National Forest, Red Rock Canyon State Park, White Mountains magenta, pink
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Query: state = CA;family = Cactaceae

Citation:
Tim Paul: Plant photo database [web application].
2024 Berkeley, California.
URL: http://total-plant.org/cgi-bin/plantphotos.cgi   (Accessed: May 20, 2024).