Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus 3 Acrylic Print

acrylic prints tucson acrylic prints desert acrylic prints teddy bear cholla acrylic prints cactus acrylic prints cholla acrylic prints sonora desert acrylic prints plant acrylic prints succulent acrylic prints sabino canyon acrylic prints arizona acrylic prints

photographs tucson photos desert photos teddy bear cholla photos cactus photos cholla photos sonora desert photos plant photos succulent photos sabino canyon photos arizona photos

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

This teddy bear cholla was photographed in Sabino Canyon near Tucson, Arizona.

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.

Cylindropuntia bigelovii has a soft appearance due to its solid mass of very formidable spines that completely cover the stems, leading to its sardonic nickname of "teddy bear".

The teddy-bear cholla is an erect plant, 1 to 5 ft (0.30 to 1.52 m) tall with a distinct trunk. The branches are at the top of the trunk and are nearly horizontal. Lower branches typically fall off, and the trunk darkens with age. The silvery-white spines, which are actually a form of leaf, almost completely obscure the stem with a fuzzy-looking, but impenetrable, defense. The spines are 1 in (2.5 cm) long and are covered with a detachable, paper-like sheath.

The yellow-green flowers emerge at the tips of the stems in May and June, a...

My name is Kenneth Roberts. I am a professional photographer based in Oregon. I photograph in the western United States.