Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia kelvinensis > Opuntia kelvinensis
Opuntia kelvinensis
Origin: Arizona, United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| kelvinensis |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia kelvinensis |
| Height |
| 1.25-2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Habitat |
| Desert hills, ridges and washes at an altitude of 400-925 m. Often found in the Arizona Desert. |
| Leaf Description |
| Intricately branched with moderately dense spines, pale pink to grey in colour and 5-9 per areole, 1.9-2.5 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Large flowers 5 cm in diameter, few petals a pale purple or pink in colour with a yellow stigma. |
| Fruit Description |
| Green with a hue of yellow, fleshy and tuberculate. |
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