page_title: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
section_title: Varieties
hierarchical_section_title: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa / Varieties
caption_attribution_description: English: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument - AZ
context_page_description: 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, it is the most common cholla found in these deserts.
context_section_description: There are a number of recognized varieties include:
  Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa 
  Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis — L.D. Benson; Colorado buckhorn cholla.
  Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ganderi — (C.B. Wolf) L.D. Benson
  Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major — Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow 
  Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ramosa — Peebles
  Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi — (Thornber & Bonker) L.D. Benson; Thornber's buckhorn cholla.
caption: During winter dryness.
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