From the Picacho Mountains near Florence, AZ, we found this bad boy today:
The area is thick with C. acanthocarpa and C. fulgida, and I wonder if this might be a cross. Any opinions?
Here is a bloom shot of C. fulgida. Pretty flower...
Cylindropuntia hybrid?
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Cylindropuntia hybrid?
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
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Re: Cylindropuntia hybrid?
One would need close up photos of flower, fruit and stems to make a call on whether it is a hybrid or not. I would not want to run into it in the dark!!!
Dean
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