Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia stanlyi > Opuntia stanlyi var. stanlyi
Opuntia stanlyi
var. stanlyi
Devil Cholla
Origin: Southern United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| stanlyi |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| stanlyi |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia stanlyi var. stanlyi |
| Height |
| 15 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Low forming compact mats or clumps, dark green in colour. Its downward facing, robust spines can cause severe injury. |
| Cultivation |
| Sandy or gravelly soils. |
| Habitat |
| Desert plains, mesas, washes and embankments at an altitude of 750-1,200 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Spines are tan to red or brown in colour, 16-33 per areole, straight and turned downwards, 5 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellow flowers, 2.5-5 cm in diameter, 6 mm long green filaments and yellow anthers 1.5 mm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellow deciduous, fleshy fruit, smooth and densely spined, 8 x 2 cm. |
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