Gander Cholla, Gander's Cholla (Cylindropuntia ganderi)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Mar 17, 2009

Gander Cholla, Gander's Cholla
Cylindropuntia ganderi

southern California

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Feb 07, 2014

There's been some new studies done lately that shows C. acanthocarpa v. coloradensis's range totally overlaps with var. acanthocarpa morphologically and is therefore not being accepted as a variety. These three photos you have on this entry page do appear to be Cylindropuntia ganderi anyway's. Here's the C. ganderi page: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/66649/

http://www.redorbit.com/media/uploads/2012/06/cyga5_001_php.jpg
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0509+2851

This message was edited Feb 7, 2014 10:26 AM

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Feb 08, 2014

Is that true with all three of my photos (all came from same botanical garden)?

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PTCGAZ Black Canyon City, AZ Feb 08, 2014

Hi, I think that those second two pics are of C. acanthocarpa. As mentioned above by Xenomorph, the var coloradoensis is losing it's status as being valid. I live in Yavapai county, AZ and have several different looking C. acanthocarpa plants, many of them are var thornberi (which is extremely common here) I also have some forms that are from south of me closer to Phoenix, and a mystery one that I picked up and rescued in the middle of a local road in my town.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Feb 09, 2014

I believe you are correct that the last two images on the entry page are C. acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa (Not var. major).
These 2: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/235893/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/235895

The species seems to have a variance of spine colors and length, yellow, black & white, long and short.