Matted cholla facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matted cholla
Scientific classification
Genus:	Grusonia
Species:	parishiorum
Synonyms
List Opuntia parishii Orcutt, 1896. Grusonia parishii (Orcutt) Pinkava 1999 Corynopuntia parishii (Orcutt) F. M. Knuth, 1935. Corynopuntia parishiorum (Orcutt) F.M.Knuth in C.Backeberg & F.M.Knuth, 1936 Corynopuntia stanlyi var. parishii (Orcutt) Backeb. 1958 Opuntia parishiorum Orcutt ex Britton & Rose, 1919 Grusonia stanlyi (Engelm. ex B.D. Jacks.) H. Rob., 1973. Opuntia stanlyi Engelm. ex B.D. Jackson, 1848. Opuntia stanlyi var. parishiorum (Orcutt ex Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson in Cacti Ariz.,1950 Opuntia stanlyi Engelmann var. parishii ((Orcutt) L. D. Benson, 1950.

Grusonia parishiorum is a species of cactus known by the common names matted cholla and Parish club cholla. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California and Arizona.

Description

Grusonia parishiorum grows in spreading mats along the sandy ground no more than about 20 centimeters tall. The segments are up to 9 centimeters long by 3 wide and is surfaced in fleshy tubercles bearing many spines each up to 5 centimeters in length. The flower is yellowish and the fruit is yellow and up to 8 centimeters long.

See also

In Spanish: Corynopuntia parishii para niños