Knuth
Pronunciation: sil-in-dro-PUN-tee-a big-el-OH-vee-eye
Common name: Jumping cholla, Teddy bear cholla
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Rocky fans, benches and lower slopes
mostly below 3000', creosote bush scrub, Colorado
Desert
Blooming period: April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cylindropuntia
2) bigelovii
Formerly Opuntia bigelovii