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	\|species=leucotricha		\|species=leucotricha
			\|common_name=Arborescent Prickly Pear, Aaron's beard cactus, semaphore cactus
			\|habit=cacti-succulent
			\|lifespan=perennial
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			'''''Opuntia leucotricha''''' is a tree-like [[cactus]], growing up to 5 m tall. It occurs in the mountains of central [[Mexico]]. The [[platyclade]]s have a thin fuzz of white hairs on their joints.

			Common names are: '''Arborescent Prickly Pear, Aaron's beard cactus, semaphore cactus'''.

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	Opuntia leucotricha, DC. (O. fulvispina, Salm-Dyck). An upright, numerously branched plant, sometimes reaching the height of 10 ft.: joints elliptical or narrower, mostly rounded at the end, 8-10 in. long and half as wide, dark green: areoles small, with white or whitish gray wool and numerous short brown bristles; spines very slender, mostly 4 at first, but later as many as 10-12; some reach the length of 3-4 in.: becoming bristle-like and very flexible: fls. 2-3 in. wide, yellow, with reddish center: fr. spherical, 1-1¼ in. diam., pale green to white, thickly beset with velvety wool and brownish yellow bristles; pulp sweet, edible. Mex.		Opuntia leucotricha, DC. (O. fulvispina, Salm-Dyck). An upright, numerously branched plant, sometimes reaching the height of 10 ft.: joints elliptical or narrower, mostly rounded at the end, 8-10 in. long and half as wide, dark green: areoles small, with white or whitish gray wool and numerous short brown bristles; spines very slender, mostly 4 at first, but later as many as 10-12; some reach the length of 3-4 in.: becoming bristle-like and very flexible: fls. 2-3 in. wide, yellow, with reddish center: fr. spherical, 1-1¼ in. diam., pale green to white, thickly beset with velvety wool and brownish yellow bristles; pulp sweet, edible. Mex.

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|genus=Opuntia
|species=leucotricha
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Opuntia leucotricha, DC. (O. fulvispina, Salm-Dyck). An upright, numerously branched plant, sometimes reaching the height of 10 ft.: joints elliptical or narrower, mostly rounded at the end, 8-10 in. long and half as wide, dark green: areoles small, with white or whitish gray wool and numerous short brown bristles; spines very slender, mostly 4 at first, but later as many as 10-12; some reach the length of 3-4 in.: becoming bristle-like and very flexible: fls. 2-3 in. wide, yellow, with reddish center: fr. spherical, 1-1¼ in. diam., pale green to white, thickly beset with velvety wool and brownish yellow bristles; pulp sweet, edible. Mex.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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Opuntia leucotricha - Revision history

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