dagger cholla Cactaceae Grusonia invicta

Leaf:Reduced to a spine, to 2 inches, arranged in obvious areoles with 6-10 radial spines and 10-12 stout central spines per areole, red to white, often completely covering the stem.
Flower:Up to 2 inches, creamy white to yellow, late spring.
Fruit:Barrel-shaped, fleshy and red-green, 1 1/2 inches long.
Twig:Segmented, each segment gray-green, to 5 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, often obscured by the needles.
Bark:Brown-black, becoming rough and scaly, often obscured by old needles.
Form:A multibranched shrub to 1 1/2 feet and spreading up to 8 feet.

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