Opuntia macrocentra (Long-spined Purplish Prickly Pear) is a shrubby cactus with erect to decumbent branches composed of flat green pads…
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Opuntia, also known as Nopales or Paddle Cactus, is a very large genus of cacti. They are native from Canada, to Chile and Argentina. The genus is named for the ancient Greek region, Locris Opuntia with the town of Opus where other spiny plants grew.
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Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail Cactus) is a shrubby cactus with sprawling to ascending or erect stems composed of flattened, nearly smooth…
Opuntia stricta (Erect Prickly Pear) is a cactus that grows up to 6.6 feet (2 m) tall as erect or spreading shrub with fleshy, dull green…
Opuntia polyacantha (Plains Prickly Pear) is a shrubby cactus with spiny oval green pads growing one atop the other. It grows up to 16…
Opuntia tomentosa (Velvet Tree Pear) is a tree-like cactus with a woody main stem and fleshy, dull green, much-branched stems consisting…
Opuntia monacantha var. variegata is a shrubby or tree-like cactus that grows up to 20 feet (6 m) tall. The stem segments are oblong to…
Opuntia sulphurea (Prickly Pear Cactus) is a low and spreading or erect shrub that grows up to 16 inches (40 cm) tall and up to 6.6 feet…
Opuntia monacantha (Drooping Prickly Pear) is a fast-growing shrubby or tree-like cactus with a short trunk and glossy green oblong to…
Opuntia microdasys var. pallida f. cristata is a clustering cactus with unusual twisted pads. It grows up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall. The pads…
Opuntia microdasys var. pallida (Bunny Ears Cactus) is a cactus that forms a dense shrub composed of green, pad-like stems. It grows up to…