Cylindropuntia ganderi (Gander’s cholla)

Cylindropuntia ganderi (C.B. Wolf) J. Rebman

Cylindropuntia ganderi var. catavinensis Rebman 2001

Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. ganderi (C.B. Wolf) L.D. Benson

Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow ssp. ganderi C.B. Wolf

Opuntia ganderi (C.B. Wolf) J. Rebman & Pinkava

Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow ssp. ganderi C.B. Wolf

Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow var. ganderi (C.B. Wolf) L.D. Benson

Gander’s cholla

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	ganderi	Named after Frank Forest Gander (1899-1976), Curator of Botany at the San Diego Museum of Natural History

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Gander’s cholla is native to California and Baja California, Mexico.

Identification: Gander’s cholla is shrub-like, with many erect, upright branches. Stem segments are green, 1¾-8" (5-20 cm) × ⅝-1¾" (1.7-4.5 cm), with prominent bumps. Each spine group contains 11-28 spines, each ¾-1¼" (2-3.5 cm) long. Spines are white to reddish, closely spaced enough to overlap each other. Flowers are greenish-yellow, 1½-2" (3.8-5 cm) around. Fruits resemble burrs, and are yellowish in color.

References:

Anderson, Edward F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press, 2001, p. 208

Online References:

Cylindropuntia ganderi on CalPhotos

Cylindropuntia ganderi on Wayne's Word

Cylindropuntia ganderi at the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association

Cylindropuntia ganderi on CactiGuide.com

Cylindropuntia ganderi on eFloras

Cylindropuntia ganderi description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA
≈ 28 × 18" (71 × 46 cm)

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