Description
The Teddy Bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii), is a cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert of Northwestern Mexico and to the Colorado Desert of Southern California. It can also be found in the Mojave Desert of Arizona and Nevada. This unusual stand of Cholla exists in Pinto Basin in the southern part of Joshua Tree National Park, California. Pinto Basin is a large expanse of alluvial fans covered by Creosote Bush and Burro Bush. It also contains an unusual 10 acre patch of Teddy Bear Cholla known as the Cholla Cactus Garden.