2006-12-25 10:35:38 · 4 answers · asked by rickygurule@sbcglobal.net 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
I believe it's "cholla"--pronounced with the "thingee" over the l, like in "nino." Locally called "Jumping cactus" because they really do! Spent a lot of time in the Superstition Mt. area desert, & you don't need to touch them, just walk by. Wow do they sting!
Sorry, I don't agree with Patrick L. I spent every summer mining in that area, & I NEVER even brushed them. I can only speculate that PERHAPS they're so sensitive that the "vibration" of our passing could cause them to "jump." It would be interesting to find out!
2006-12-25 10:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Psychic Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no cactus that "throws thorns at you". As
another answerer pointed out, it's just that the
sections of the plant are so loosely joined that the
slightest brush against them makes the barbed
spines latch on to you and the plant section pulls
away from the parent plant. You just don't notice
that you have actually contacted the plant.
2006-12-29 04:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a cholla cactus, but it doesn't throw at you. It's arms are hanging on so delicately that a slight brush of it will have an arm on you. The tips of the needles are so small that you can't get them off. They either have to wear off, or you need to soak the spot in peroxide for while. I had one in Phoenix, AZ
2006-12-25 10:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
jumping cactus
2006-12-25 10:44:28 · answer #4 · answered by ken s 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋