Opuntia salmiana

Opuntia salmiana subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia salmiana, Farm. A numerously branched, upright plant, about 3 ft. high, with very "long, proportionately slender branches: sts. about ⅗ in. diam., with rough, fissured or cracked, grayish brown or lead- colored bark, the terminal joints pencil-like, 3-10 in. long and ⅓-½ in. wide: areoles on young growth with sparse white wool and few bristles, on older growth the bristles are very numerous and somewhat spine-like; spines 3-5, spreading, about ⅓ in. long, grayish: fls. 1 in. wide, red: fr. pyriform, 1-1¼ in. long, scarlet-proliferous, rarely fertile. Brazil. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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