genus
Choyas
Cylindropuntia
Field notes
Children 24 of 35
- Tree Cholla native
- Christmas Cholla native
- Silver Cholla native
- Buckhorn Cholla native
- Teddybear Cholla native
- Chain-fruit Cholla present
- Branched Pencil Cholla native
- Coast Cholla native
- Gander's Cholla native
- Mason Valley Cholla native
- Thurber's Cholla present
- Chain-link Cholla present
- Cane Cholla native
- Whipple Cholla native
- Brincadora Cholla
- Thistle Cholla native
- Arizona Pencil Cholla present
- California Cholla native
- Wolf's Cholla native
- Candle Cholla native
- Long-spine Cholla
- Tesajo Cholla
- Chuckwalla Cholla native
- Munz's Cholla native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native choyas All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Tree Cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
caterpillars
2
bees
4
flowers
35
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Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
caterpillars
1
bees
5
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
10
shelter
1
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Christmas Cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
caterpillars
1
bees
4
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
10
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Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
bees
5
flowers
13
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Branched Pencil Cholla
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
bees
5
flowers
8
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Teddybear Cholla
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
bees
5
flowers
7
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Gander's Cholla
Cylindropuntia ganderi
bees
4
flowers
11
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Coast Cholla
Cylindropuntia prolifera
bees
4
flowers
7
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Mason Valley Cholla
Cylindropuntia fosbergii
bees
4
flowers
4
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Cane Cholla
Cylindropuntia bernardina
bees
4
flowers
4
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California Cholla
Cylindropuntia californica
bees
4
flowers
4
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Whipple Cholla
Cylindropuntia whipplei
bees
3
flowers
8
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Munz's Cholla
Cylindropuntia munzii
bees
2
flowers
9
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Wolf's Cholla
Cylindropuntia wolfii
bees
2
flowers
4
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Candle Cholla
Cylindropuntia kleiniae
bees
2
flowers
3