Thick, erect, brushlike, with 8 or 9 grey spines reaching up to 2 inches long. The flat, grey-green joints, are oval, 2 inches long with many small warts. Small hairy areoles have reddish tufted glochids. In summer the bell-shaped, large […]
Opuntia grandiflora ( Grandiflora Cactus )
The green joints reach up to 6 inches in length and have spines of 1 inch extending from multiple areoles while glochids cover the surface. In summer the large yellow with red center flowers are borne singly and then produce […]
Opuntia erinacea ( Mojave Prickly Pear Cactus )
The oval or elongated, thick and flat, dark green joints reach up to 6 inches in length and have slender white spines extending from prominent white areoles. In summer the large yellow or dark pink saucer shaped flowers are borne […]
Opuntia drummondii ( Drummondii Cactus )
The pale green joints, reach up to 5 inches in length and have 1 to 5 brown-grey spines of about 1 inch, extending from multiple brown areoles while pale yellow glochids cover the surface. In summer the large yellow flowers […]
Opuntia depressa ( Depressa Cactus )
The shiny, deep green, pubescent joints reach up to 8 inches in length and have 1 long and 2 to 3 short yellow spines, and multiple areoles while glochids cover the surface. In summer the large red flowers are borne […]
Opuntia delicata ( Delicata Cactus )
The thin, ovate, glaucous, green joints reach up to 2 to 3 inches in length and have 1 or 2 brownish spines of 1 inch extending from the upper areoles while brown glochids cover the surface. In summer the large […]
Opuntia darrahiana ( Darrahiana Cactus )
The green joints reach up to 3 1/2 inches in length and have 6 white spines of 1 3/4 inches, extending from multiple areoles while glochids cover the surface. In summer the large flowers are borne singly and then produce […]
Opuntia corallicola ( Cola Cactus )
The green, elliptical, slim joints grow up to 10 inches in length. The reddish to grey spines are about 5 to 9 in each areole, and reach 2 inches in length. In summer the bell-shaped, large red flowers are borne […]
Opuntia brasiliensis ( Brasil Cactus )
This cylindrical, side branching, straight, jointless, stemmed light green cactus has 1-3 spines extending 1-2 1/2 inches from the areole to protect its body. In summer the light yellow flowers are borne singly on the stem tips and then produce […]
Opuntia bella ( Bella Cactus )
The erect oblong, dull green, thick joints reach up to 6 1/2 inches in length and have 2 to 6 white spines extending from multiple small areoles while brown glochids cover the surface. In summer the large sulpher yellow flowers […]