Cactaceae

Coastal cholla

Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cylindropuntia

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Coastal cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera) — FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 增生圆柱仙人掌
English: Coastal cholla

Synonyms

Grusonia prolifera (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley
Opuntia prolifera Engelm.

Flowers

In flower: April to August (from 291 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Amy Huie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Elizabeth, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James davis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.