Cylindropuntia versicolor #Cactus #succulents #flower #Flowers #plant #plants #nature #red #spine https://t.co/BRdEy3hVwt

— Les serres d'Antoine (@antoine_cactus) 2021.6.29

Onward to our next cactus, this strange purple cacti with extensive branching (the yellow flowers belong to the Creosote bush in front of it)... I believe it's likely to be a staghorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia versicolor)! This is one of 17 species of Cylindropuntia in AZ https://t.co/pUt9JyPMs1

— Meghan Barrett (@Bee_Bytes) 2018.4.9

Purple Staghorn Cholla, Cylindropuntia versicolor in bloom at Sabino Canyon, Arizona. https://t.co/udzgimelTO

— Science! (@anjelscience) 2016.5.3