M.A. Baker
Pronunciation: sil-in-dro-PUN-tee-a WOLF-ee-eye
Common name: Wolf's cholla
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Locally common in dry rocky places, 1000'-
4000', west edge Sonora Desert and Baja
Blooming period: Spring
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cylindropuntia
2) wolfii
Formerly Opuntia wolfii