Cholla Cactus, Usery Mountain Regional Park - Mesa, Arizona
N 33° 28.858 W 111° 37.248
12S E 442323 N 3704781
This informative sign highlights the cholla cacti in front of the ranger station in the Usery Mountain Regional Park.
Waymark Code: WMPAYC
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2015
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The cholla cactus is referred to as the jumping cactus as it appears to readily attach itself to passing animals of any specie. The loosely attached joints provided a method of propagation as they will sprout to become new plants. This method helps to create cholla "forests" as new plants grow next to each other. Cholla joints are also used by packrats to protect their middens.
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