Gander's Buckhorn Cholla, Gander's Cholla
Cylindropuntia ganderi
Synonyms: Opuntia acanthocarpa ssp. ganderi, Opuntia ganderi
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What appears to be Gander's cholla observed in Morteros Canyon, south end of Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.......March 26, 2005.
- ![Gander's Buckhorn Cholla, Gander's Cholla: Cylindropuntia ganderi (Synonyms: Opuntia acanthocarpa ssp. ganderi, Opuntia ganderi)](ganderi/ganderi/ganderi03-21-2005b.jpg)
What appears to be Gander's cholla observed along the jeep road to Indian Hill northwest of Dos Cabezas, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 21, 2005. If not this species, then it would most likely be Cylindropuntia echinocarpa.
- ![Gander's Buckhorn Cholla, Gander's Cholla: Cylindropuntia ganderi (Synonyms: Opuntia acanthocarpa ssp. ganderi, Opuntia ganderi)](ganderi/ganderi/ganderi03-29-2010b.jpg)
![Gander's Buckhorn Cholla, Gander's Cholla: Cylindropuntia ganderi (Synonyms: Opuntia acanthocarpa ssp. ganderi, Opuntia ganderi)](ganderi/ganderi/ganderi03-29-2010c.jpg)
Gander's cholla observed in the western wash of Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 28, 2010.
![Gander's Buckhorn Cholla, Gander's Cholla: Cylindropuntia ganderi (Synonyms: Opuntia acanthocarpa ssp. ganderi, Opuntia ganderi)](ganderi/ganderi/ganderi03-28-2006.jpg)
What appears to be Gander's cholla observed in Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 28, 2006. Cylindropuntia wolfii is also in the area, so that's also a possibility.
Paul Slichter