General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Goes Dormant
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Sand Club-Cholla
  • Dwarf Cholla
  • Sand Cholla
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Micropuntia pulchella
  • Synonym: Opuntia pulchella
  • Synonym: Grusonia pulchella
  • Synonym: Corynopuntia pulchella

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-19
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-19

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