

Teddy Bear Cholla
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cylindropuntia.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is SOUTHCENTRALUSA, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, AFRICA, MEXICO, NWMOO, MXN, MXNSI, CNYOO, NORTHERNAMERICA, CAL, MXNSO, NEV; S. Nevada to New Mexico and NW. Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73844-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Cylindropuntia bigelovii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282821 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
S. Nevada to New Mexico and NW. Mexico
Automatically collected source range/note: SOUTH_CENTRAL_USA, SOUTHWESTERN_USA, AFRICA, MEXICO, NWM_OO, MXN, MXN_SI, CNY_OO, NORTHERN_AMERICA, CAL, MXN_SO, NEV; S. Nevada to New Mexico and NW. Mexico.