The Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus

Even though Joshua Tree National Park is named after the trees reminiscent of Joshua pointing his arms to the heavens, there are other types of plants to see.

A cholla cactus.
A teddy bear cactus in the late afternoon at Joshua Tree.

The spines on the teddy bear cholla cactus look similar to the hair on a teddy bear, except the former is poky. Do not pet the cacti!

The teddy bear cholla cactus can range between one to five feet in height.
The teddy bear cholla cactus can range between one to five feet in height.
The bottom part of the teddy bear cholla cactus.
The bottom part of the teddy bear cholla cactus.
The Latin name of the teddy bear cholla cactus is Cylindropuntia bigelovii
The Latin name of the teddy bear cholla cactus is Cylindropuntia bigelovii

The videos illustrates what the teddy bear cholla cactus looks like in the late afternoon.

5 Replies to “The Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus”

  1. I like these photos, because they evoke a kind of desert beauty that I have not thought about in a long while. It’s not just the teddy bear cactus in the foreground but also the many Joshua trees and rocks and mountains in the background. It makes me want to visit there.

    1. It is a fascinating and unique place to visit. People keep asking me “but what about the heat?”, except there were actually quite a few other people there, and it was not as hot as other parts of the desert. That is fine if people want to complain about the heat, but the summer weather has never deterred me from wanting to visit certain places.

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