species 15,981 observations

Teddybear Cholla

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Status: native
Bees: 5 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where: In the US
Source: iNaturalist

Field notes

Cylindropuntia bigelovii, the teddy-bear cholla, is a cholla cactus species native to Northwestern Mexico, and to the United States in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

Supports All

12 native animals
supported in the US

Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Orange-tipped Woodborer, Diadasia australis, Cactus Bee, Barrel Cactus Woodborer 5
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Four-spurred Assassin Bug, Narnia snowi, Ornate Checkered Beetle, Chelinidea hunteri 7

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Shrubs
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Dry
Water use: Low
Plant type: Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.