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Cholla
Cactus Family : Cactaceae
Latin Name : Opuntia imbricata
Longevity : Perennial
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – fair
Livestock -fair
Remarks :
Common names include, "Walking-stick cholla"
and "Tree cholla". Growth form from 3 to 9 foot
height, sometimes forms dense thickets. Flowers
May to June, petals purple. The stems and fruit are
known to be eaten by man and animal. The stems
with the tissue removed form a hollow cylinder
with a frame-work of holes and meshes. The
woody skeletons of this sort is made into odd-
looking walking canes. The fruit is used for dye.
Adapted to clay loam, sandy and gravelly sites of
plains and prairies.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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