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Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia kleiniae > Opuntia kleiniae var. tetracantha

Opuntia kleiniae

var. tetracantha





Origin:  Southern United States of America and Mexico.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
kleiniae
Category
Perennials, Tropicals
Variety
tetracantha
Synonyms
Cylindropuntia kleiniae var. tetracantha
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Cultivation
Limestone soils.
Habitat
Desert flats, hills and washes and grasslands at an altitude of 600-900 m.
Leaf Description
Cylindroid leaves, 12-16.5 mm long, greyish pink, closely and evenly distributed spines, straight and slightly point downward, 1-4 per areole, 2-2.3 cm in length.
Flower Description
Green flowers edged in brown or red, 3-4.5 cm in diameter, red or greenish filaments 6-9 mm long and 1-1.5 mm long anthers.
Fruit Description
Red fruit, fleshy, tuberculate, spineless and obovoid, 2 x 1.5 cm.
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