[Cholla: The Genus Cylindropuntia of the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Whipple Cholla

Cylindropuntia whipplei

Synonyms: Opuntia whipplei; Cylindropuntia hualpaensis; Cylindropuntia whipplei var. enodis; Opuntia whipplei var. enodis; Opuntia whipplei var. laevior

Whipple Cholla: Cylindropuntia whipplei (Synonyms: Opuntia whipplei; Cylindropuntia hualpaensis; Cylindropuntia whipplei var. enodis; Opuntia whipplei var. enodis; Opuntia whipplei var. laevior) - Whipple Cholla: Cylindropuntia whipplei (Synonyms: Opuntia whipplei; Cylindropuntia hualpaensis; Cylindropuntia whipplei var. enodis; Opuntia whipplei var. enodis; Opuntia whipplei var. laevior)

Whipple cholla as seen along the Long Canyon Trail several miles northwest of Sedona, AZ........March 19, 2015.
Paul Slichter