Opuntia microdasys var. pallida (Bunny Ears Cactus) is a cactus that forms a dense shrub of many green pad-like stem segments with …
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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 humifusa (Eastern Prickly Pear) is a low-growing cactus with stems that consists of flattened dark or shiny green segments with …
Opuntia ficus-indica (Prickly Pear) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with dull green or grayish green, narrowly elliptic to ovate stem…
Opuntia microdasys var. albispina (Angel Wings) is a freely clustering cactus with miniature pads with no spines but numerous white hair …
Opuntia robusta (Wheel Cactus) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with much-branched stems consisting of flattened blue-green to blue-grey…
Opuntia rufida (Blind Prickly Pear), formerly known as Opuntia microdasys subsp. rufida, is a much-branched cactus that forms a dense…
Opuntia microdasys (Bunny Ears Cactus) is a popular cactus that forms a dense shrub with green pad-like stems with no spines but numerous…