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Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia schottii > Opuntia schottii var. grahamii

Opuntia schottii

var. grahamii





Origin:  New Mexico and Texas, United States of America.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
schottii
Category
Perennials, Tropicals
Variety
grahamii
Height
7-10 cm
Spread
1-3 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
Low forming mats or clumps with large terminal, green joints.
Cultivation
Sandy soils.
Habitat
Dessert dunes and flats at an altitude of 700-1,500 m.
Leaf Description
Spines are long and generally on the upper areoles, tan or grey with a hue of pink or red, 8-12 per areole, horizontal and straight, 2.5-5 cm in length and 1mm in width.
Flower Description
Yellow flowers, with yellow sepaloids, anthers and fillaments, 5 cm in diameter.
Fruit Description
Fleshy fruit, spineless, cup-shaped, yellow in colour and atop a short stalk, 4-5.5 x 1.2-4 cm.
Notable Specimens
Chihuahuan Dessert, Texas, United States of America.
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