Cactaceae
Devil cholla
Grusonia emoryi
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Grusonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Devil cholla
Synonyms
- Cactus emoryi (Engelm.) Lem.
- Corynopuntia emoryi (Engelm.) M.P.Griff.
- Corynopuntia stanlyi (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth
- Cylindropuntia stanlyi F.M.Knuth
- Grusonia stanlyi (Engelm.) H.Rob.
- Opuntia emoryi Engelm.
- Opuntia stanleyi Engelm.
- Opuntia stanlyi Engelm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Tree, 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.