Opuntia schottii

Opuntia schottii subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia schottii, Engelm. A wide-spreading, prostrate plant, 4-6 in. high, with numerous short, curved branches: joints short-calvate, rarely more than 2 in. long and armed with numerous dark-colored spines: areoles with white wool and very few bristles; exterior spines 6-10, very variable, ½in. long; interior usually 4, flattened or irregular, 1½-2 in. long, brownish red: fls. greenish yellow to reddish, 1½ in. wide: fr. short- clavate, the numerous areoles covered with white wool and many short bristles. Texas, Mex. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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