Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia stanlyi > Opuntia stanlyi var. peeblesiana
Opuntia stanlyi
var. peeblesiana
Peebles Cholla
Origin: Arizona, United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| stanlyi |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| peeblesiana |
| Height |
| 15 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Forms low mats or clumps, dark green in colour. Only one joint above ground, very robust spines downward facing. |
| Cultivation |
| Fine soils. |
| Habitat |
| Desert valleys at an altitude of 300-600 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Spines are tan to red or brown in colour, 23-26 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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