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Cholla

Posted June 16, 2012 8:35 am & filed under California Native Plants.

Rikki took a picture of this large sprawling cholla on the California Coast at Lake San Antonio (Paso Robles).

Shall we figure out what the species is? How about Cylindropuntia prolifera. It is a shrubby California coastal native cholla; 3ft. to 8ft. tall.