Opuntia microdasys

Opuntia microdasys subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia microdasys, Lehm. An erect, wide-spreading plant, rarely more than 3 ft. high: joints elliptical to obovate, 3-4 in. long and nearly as wide, thick, bright green, densely pubescent: areoles with short., whitish wool and numerous golden yellow bristles of variable lengths; spines wanting: fls. greenish to lemon-yellow, about 2 in. wide: fr. comparatively small, oval, less than 1 in. diam., armed with numerous yellow bristles; flesh whitish. N. Mex., southward. Var. rufida, K. Schumann. Of more robust growth: joints rounder and larger, paler green, the bristles inclined to reddish brown. Alex. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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