Cylindropuntia cholla (Chain-link Cholla) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a distinct trunk and segmented stems with prominent …
Browsing: Opuntioideae
Opuntioideae is a subfamily of the cactus family Cactaceae, composed by 15 genera and about 300 species. They may have leaves when they are young, but these are lost later. Their stems are usually divided into distinct "joints" or "pads".
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Tephrocactus alexanderi is a small, shrubby cactus with numerous light-green or ashy, spherical stem segments with rhomboid, spirally …
Tephrocactus weberi is a small shrubby cactus with segmented stems covered with conspicuous rhomboid, spirally arranged tubercles that …
Cumulopuntia subterranea, also known as Puna subterranea or Maihueniopsis subterranea, is a dwarf cactus with egg-shaped stems with …
Cumulopuntia sphaerica is a shrubby cactus with gray-green, segmented stems armed with reddish spines that turn lighter as they age. The …
Cylindropuntia tesajo (Tesajo Cholla) is a shrubby cactus with slender, segmented, densely branched stems with small, inconspicuous …
Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with lance-shaped stem segments (pads) that become very elongated …
Opuntia engelmannii (Engelmann's Pricklypear) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a short or usually absent trunk and yellow-green to …
Opuntia macrocentra (Long-spined Purplish Prickly Pear) is a shrubby cactus with erect to decumbent branches that consist of green …
Cylindropuntia whipplei is a branched cactus with green or sometimes purplish-green, firmly attached stem segments with distinct …