Cylindropuntia fosbergii is a species of cactus known by the common names Hoffmann's teddybear cholla,[1] pink teddy-bear cholla,[2] and Mason Valley cholla.[3] It is endemic to south-eastern California where its range is restricted to the flats and hillsides of a very limited area in the region of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in the western Sonoran Desert.[4][5]
Cylindropuntia fosbergii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Cylindropuntia |
Species: | C. fosbergii
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Binomial name | |
Cylindropuntia fosbergii (C.B.Wolf) Rebman, M.A.Baker & Pinkava
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Cylindropuntia fosbergii grows to over seven feet in height and is distinguished by a pinkish tinge to its spines.