Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia bigelovii > Opuntia bigelovii var. hoffmannii
Opuntia bigelovii
var. hoffmannii
Origin: Arizona and California, United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| bigelovii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| hoffmannii |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia bigelovii var. hoffmannii |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Small trees with small trunks and longer branches, moderately covered in spines not obscuring the branches. |
| Cultivation |
| Gravelly soils. |
| Habitat |
| Desert hillsides and alluvial fans at an altitude of 300-450 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Longer branches moderately covered but not obscured with pinkish-tan or pale yellow spines, spines turn black with maturity. |
| Flower Description |
| Light green or yellow flowers streaked with lavender, 2.4-4 cm in diameter, green filaments, 6 mm long and 5 thick stigmas, 3 mm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellow or greenish-yellow, fleshy, tuberculate, 2 x 0.9 cm. |
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