MOUNTAIN BALL CACTUS

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Location: Grayrock Mountain Trail, Fort Collins, CO

Pediocactus simpsonii Britton & Rose

Flowering Period: April

Family: Cactus ( Cactaceae )

Height: 2-6"

Life Span: Perennial

Stems: Small ball-shaped stems are 2-6" in diameter.

Leaves: Spines are modified leaves.

Flowers: Pick to rose color fragrant flowers have many pointed petals and stamens.

Habitat: Dry, sandy soil of meadows, sunny pine forests, and open prairies.

Distribution: Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico