Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia bigelovii > Opuntia bigelovii var. bigelovii
Opuntia bigelovii
var. bigelovii
Origin: California and Arizona, United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| bigelovii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| bigelovii |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia bigelovii var. bigelovii |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A small tree with a post-like appearance and a compact crown. It short branches are armed with extremely strong and sharp spines. |
| Cultivation |
| Rocky ground or gravelly soils. |
| Habitat |
| South facing hills and mountain slopes in the desert at an altitude of 30-600 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Short branches with minimal re-branching, densely packed and obscured with straw coloured spines, spines turn black at 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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