Opuntia guatemalensis (Guatemalan Prickly Pear) is a low-growing, spreading cactus with either upright or prostrate branches that consist …
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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 zebrina is an erect or spreading shrub with branches consisting of ovate to inversely ovate segments, commonly called pads …
Opuntia dillenii (Dillen's Prickly Pear), also known as Opuntia stricta var. dillenii, is an erect or spreading shrub with numerous …
Opuntia elata is a shrubby cactus with branches of green, firmly attached segments, often displaying reddish-purple blotches along the …
Opuntia auberi is a tree-like or shrubby cactus with a cylindrical stem and branches of joined, ovoid segments known as pads. It typically …
Opuntia chlorotica (Pancake Prickly Pear) is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a spiny, well-defined trunk and branches that consist of …
Opuntia dejecta (Spiny Nopal), formerly known as Nopalea dejecta, is a shrubby or tree-like cactus with a trunk and segmented, spreading …
Opuntia decumbens is a shrubby cactus with decumbent branches divided into flattened segments (pads) with purple or reddish pigmentation …
Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei (Bakersfield Cactus) is a shrubby cactus with erect, gray-green stems divided into flattened segments …
Opuntia aciculata (Chenille Pricklypear), also known as Opuntia engelmannii subsp. aciculata, is a somewhat upright or spreading shrub …