Grusonia parishii

Grusonia parishii (matted cholla) is a series of Grusonia. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States.

Background
Grusonia parishii grows in spreading mats along the sandy ground no more than about 20 centimeters tall. The segments are up to 9 centimeters long by 3 wide and is surfaced in fleshy tubercles bearing many spines each up to 5 centimeters in length. The flower is yellowish and the fruit is yellow and up to 8 centimeters long.