Teddy Bear Cholla
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Joshua Tree · 26 November 2019
Backlit, which is the only way to appreciate what this plant actually is. From a distance the spines read as fur - soft, almost cuddly - which is exactly where the name comes from and exactly the trap.
The spines are barbed and detach at a touch, which is why the plant is also called jumping cholla. Nothing jumps, but a joint transfers to skin or clothing so readily it feels that way. Each detached joint can root where it lands, so the plant spreads largely by getting other things to carry pieces of it away.
Birds, insects, plants and other wildlife, mostly from Brooklyn, with some from further afield.
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