Opuntia wigginsii L.D. Benson
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth
Silver cholla, Wiggins’ cholla
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Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow
Opuntia wigginsii L.D. Benson
Opuntia wigginsii L.D. Benson
5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park 
5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park 
5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) 
5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 11 cm) 
5/3/2018 · Park Blvd., Joshua Tree National Park 
| Parents | Unknown | Genus is not in the current taxonomy |
| Genus | Cylindropuntia | from the Greek kylindros, “a cylinder,” plus genus Opuntia, this is now the new genus of the so-called ‘true chollas’ |
| Species | echinocarpa | Literally “hedgehog-fruited,” thus bearing prickly fruits |
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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