Cholla (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Cholla

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The spines of Cylindropuntia fulgida, also known as jumping cholla, have a reproductive role. They latch on to passersby and carry small chunks of cactus flesh to new locations.

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Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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