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Tonto National Monument
Cholla
Teddybear Cholla

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Teddybear Cholla

The fruit and flowers of some species are edible raw or boiled. The joints and buds can be pit baked. Put pieces of stem in muddy water to clarify it.

The plant is high in iron; a four-ounce serving provides more calcium than an eight-ounce glass of milk.

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Tonto National Monument is home to at least 160 species of birds, 6 species of amphibians, 32 species of reptiles, 26 species of land mammals, and at least 14 species of bats.
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Last Updated: May 09, 2009 at 12:11 MST