Cylindropuntia tesajo (Engelm. ex Coult.) F.M.Knuth

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Description

Cylindropuntia tesajo is a shrubby cactus with slender, segmented, densely branched stems with small, inconspicuous tubercles and tufts of glochids. It can grow up to 32 inches (80 cm) tall and branches very low to the ground. The stem segments are cylindrical and can reach up to 6 inches (15 cm) in length and 0.5 inches (1.2 cm) in diameter. They are light green to brownish green and often have a purple tinge. The easily detached glochids are yellow to reddish brown and 0.15 inches (0.4 cm) long. One long central and two short radial spines may only be present on upper areoles. The central spine is yellow to orange and up to 0.8 inches (2 cm) long, while the radial spines are dark brown to grey and 0.12 inches (0.3 cm) long.

During the late spring and early summer, the plant produces yellow to greenish-yellow flowers up to 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in diameter. The flowers appear at the tips of the upper stem segments. The fruits are spinless, initially fleshy, green and red, and turn yellow-brown when ripe. They are barrel-shaped or pear-shaped, up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) in diameter.

Origin

Cylindropuntia tesajo is native to Mexico. It grows in gravelly flats, sandy areas, and alluvial fans in dry scrubland in Baja California.

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