Arizona Pencil Cholla

Cylindropuntia arbuscula (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth - Cactus family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Orange, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Arizona Pencil Cholla: Euscirrhopterus cosyra

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.