{"product_id":"jumping-cholla-cactus","title":"Jumping Cholla Cactus","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"323\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAlso known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eChain-Fruit Cholla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, it \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the most notorious cacti in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eCoachella Valley\u003c\/strong\u003e and surrounding deserts. 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