Cylindropuntia fulgida (Jumping Cholla) is a tree-like cactus with one low-branching trunk and drooping branches of chained fruit. It…
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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Consolea corallicola (Florida Semaphore Cactus) is a rare tree-like cactus with stem segments up to 16 inches (40 cm) long and copiously…
Tephrocactus articulatus var. inermis (Pine Cone Cactus) is a nearly spineless form of Tephrocactus articulatus without or with very few…
Consolea rubescens (Road Kill Cactus) is a nearly spineless cactus that eventually becomes an up to 20 foot (6 m) tall tree, with a trunk…
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…
Maihueniopsis bonnieae, formerly known as Puna bonnieae, is a small geophytic cactus that looks like a small Tephrocactus geometricus, but…
Austrocylindropuntia lagopus is a cactus that grows up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall and up to 3.3 feet (1 m) in diameter, forming dense cushions…
Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus is a slow-growing bushy cactus with segmented stems with remarkable soft flat paper spines. It…
Tephrocactus geometricus is a small, loosely branched cactus with segmented, usually spineless stems or with some spines sporadically…