Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia polyacantha > Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha
Opuntia polyacantha
var. polyacantha
Origin: Western Canada and Western United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| polyacantha |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| polyacantha |
| Height |
| 40 cm |
| Spread |
| 2-3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Low mat or clump forming with large bluish-green terminal joints. |
| Cultivation |
| Sandy soils. |
| Habitat |
| Grassland plains, flats and low hills at an altitude of 1,000-2,100 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Stiff, straight spines, reddish-brown or tan in colour turning grey as they mature, 6-10 per areole, 0.6-3.8 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellow on occasion pink or red flowers with yellow filaments 9 mm in length, anthers 1.5 mm long and greenish-yellow style 12-22 mm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Brown or pale drown in colour, obovoid, densely covered in spines, 2-4 x 1.2-2.5 cm. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Native Americans used this plant medicinally. |
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