Opuntia cochenillifera (Cochineal Nopal Cactus), also known as Nopalea cochenillifera, is a shrubby or treelike cactus with a broadly …
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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Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Cane Cactus) is a shrubby cactus or small tree with a woody trunk and dark green to bluish-green branch …
Tacinga subcylindrica, also known as Tacinga inamoena subsp. subcylindrica, is a shrubby cactus with segment, irregularly branched stems …
Tacinga inamoena is a much-branched, shrubby cactus with segmented, grey-green to bluish-green stems with small areoles bearing short …
Opuntia monacantha (Drooping Prickly Pear) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a short trunk and glossy green stem segments with …
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Jumping Cholla) is a tree-like cactus with a woody trunk and a crown of many-branched segmented stems …
Consolea corallicola (Florida Semaphore Cactus) is a rare, tree-like cactus with a cylindrical trunk and flattened, segmented branches …
Tephrocactus articulatus var. inermis (Pine Cone Cactus) is a nearly spineless form of Tephrocactus articulatus with or without very few …
Consolea rubescens (Road Kill Cactus), also known as Consolea moniliformis subsp. rubescens or Opuntia rubescens, is a tree-like, almost …
Opuntia microdasys var. pallida f. cristata is a clump-forming cactus with unusual, green, wavy pads adorned with bright yellow glochids …