Looks like Cholla, Cylindropuntia. Vicious and painful.
I’m in NM, and it’s endemic here.
Grass_roots_farmer
Jumping cactus I think, pronounced choya but cholla is correct.
christmascandies
Motherfuckinsonofabitch. Also known as cholla
PricklyPearJuiceBox
Cholla, nicknamed the jumping cactus because those segments will stick in you with just the softest brush by and separate from the plant immediately so it seems like it jumped on you. (Pronounced choy-ya.)
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cholla
Looks like Cholla, Cylindropuntia. Vicious and painful.
I’m in NM, and it’s endemic here.
Jumping cactus I think, pronounced choya but cholla is correct.
Motherfuckinsonofabitch. Also known as cholla
Cholla, nicknamed the jumping cactus because those segments will stick in you with just the softest brush by and separate from the plant immediately so it seems like it jumped on you. (Pronounced choy-ya.)
They make beautiful flowers!