Whipple Cholla

Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth - Cactus family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
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.