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Opuntia fulgida
Cholla Gum, Jumping Cholla
Origin: Arizona, United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| fulgida |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia fulgida |
| Height |
| 1-3.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A small tree with many drooping branches covered in a dense layer of spine and small white and pink flowers streaked with lavender. A spectacular tree with its branched chains of fruit. |
| Cultivation |
| Sandy soils. |
| Habitat |
| Desert valleys, plains, washes and low hills at an altitude of 300-1,350 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dense spines that obscure the branches, pink or reddish-brown in colour, 6-12 per areole, spread in all directions, 2-3 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Small, 2 cm in diameter, pink and white flowers streaked with lavender, white to pink filaments 4.5 mm in length and 1 mm long anthers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Green, fleshy, smooth and obovoid, spineless, 2-2.5 cm in diameter. Fruit can persist for over 22 years and form long branched chains, adding a new fruit each year. |
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