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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, commonly referred to as buckhorn cholla, is a cholla native to the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado Deserts of North America. Along with Cylindropuntia bigelovii (the "teddy bear" cholla), it is the most common cholla found in these deserts.

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Varieties

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Flower
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During winter dryness.

There are a number of recognized varieties include:

  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa [2]
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis — L.D. Benson; Colorado buckhorn cholla.[3]
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ganderi — (C.B. Wolf) L.D. Benson
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major — Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow [4]
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ramosa — Peebles
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi — (Thornber & Bonker) L.D. Benson; Thornber's buckhorn cholla.[5]
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Ethnobotany

  • Early spring was called ko’oak macat (the painful moon) by the Tohono O’odham because of scarce food supplies. During this season, they turned to cacti for food and pit-roasted thousands of calcium-rich cholla flower buds.[1]
  • Today's O’odham people still pit-roast or boil the cholla buds, which taste like asparagus tips.

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