types of cactus are in death valley
Cactus of the Death Valley Area. In her book Flora of the Northern Mojave Desert, California, Mary DeDecker lists nineteen species of cactus that may be found in the Death Valley area. These include:
Panamint Springs, Death Valley, California Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. The most common culinary species is the Indian fig opuntia (O. ficus-indica).
Panamint Springs, Death Valley, California Cholla is the common name applied to the cylindrically-stemmed opuntiad cacti of the southwestern United States and Mexico. The chollas of the United States includes Cylindropuntia and Corynopuntia (Grusonia).
Panamint Springs, Death Valley, California At least six varieties of buckhorn cholla have been identified, differing mostly in spination; acanthocarpa, coloradensis (Colorado buckhorn cholla), ganderi (Gander's buckhorn cholla), major, ramosa and thornberi (Thornber's buckhorn cholla).