A cholla (Cylindropuntia tesajo) with a distribution restricted to the central desert. It has thin stems but long spines and is similar to C. ramosissima of the US SW deserts, which it overlaps in northern Baja.

A cholla (Cylindropuntia tesajo) with a distribution restricted to the central desert. It has thin stems but long spines and is similar to C. ramosissima of the US SW deserts, which it overlaps in northern Baja.