Cylindropuntia molesta (Brandegee) F.M.Knuth in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Cactaceae
R. Trelease
2001-04-10
N. Foisy
Mexico, Baja California, Maricopa County. Cultivated at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, N 33° 27' 33", W 111° 56' 35", 1200 ft., 366 m; accession number 1973 0251 0101; originally collected by Donald Pinkava 9068, 1 January 1972, Mexico, Baja California, Rte 1, 11.7 miles SE of Rosario; desert cactus plains with Fouquieria columnaris; other collectors Lyle A. McGill and T. H. Nash.
30.0664 -115.75264 +-50000m.
Desert cactus plains with Fouquieria columnaris.
Fouquieria columnaris
Stems gray-green; spines on new growth golden and 25-27 mm, on mature stems shorter and gray or white; areoles on mature stems are gray.