The dull green joints are cylindrical reaching up to 4 inches in length. They are covered with warts and can drop off easily. The few aeroles have glochids of yellow with 3 to 5 yellow, pointy, spines. In summer the […]
Opuntia guilanchii ( Guilanchii Cactus )
The oval, green, lightly pubescent, spiny joints, reach up to 8 inches in length and are covered in spines extending from white areoles with yellow glochids. In summer the large deep yellow flowers are borne singly and then produce fruit. […]
Opuntia fragilis ( Fragile Cactus )
The oval or cylindrical, flattened, whitish-green,smooth joints reach up to 3 inches in length and have 5 to 8 greyish brown tipped spines of 1 inch extending from multiple small, white areoles. Joints will drop off easily. In summer pale […]
Opuntia eburnispina ( Eburnispina Cactus )
The thick, pale green, oval or rounded joints reach up to 5 inches in length and have 2 to 4, thick and white, yellow tipped spines extending from areoles while glochids cover the surface. In summer the large yellow flowers […]
Opuntia devaricatae ( Devaricatae Cactus )
The wide, flattened, dull green joints are cylindrical, reaching up to 4 inches in length. It is covered with warts and can drop off easily. The few aeroles have glochids of yellow with 3 to 5 yellow, pointy, spines. In […]
Opuntia depauperata ( Depauperata Cactus )
The deep green, branching, slender spreading cactus has cylindrical, slightly hairy joints extending to 5 inches. The reddish spines increase in number to 6. In summer the bell-shaped, large flowers are borne singly on the edge of the pads, stem […]
Opuntia decumbens ( Decumbens Cactus )
The oval, deep green, hairy joints reach up to 6 inches in length and have none to only 1 or 2 yellow spines of 1 inch extending from multiple reddish areoles while yellowish glochids cover the surface. In summer the […]
Opuntia curassavica ( Curas Cactus )
The pale green, flat, oval elongated joints, reaching up to 2 inches. This spreading, multi-branced shrub has 4 or more yellow spines, about an inch in length, per areole guarding its body. In summer the bell-shaped, large yellow flowers are […]
Opuntia comonduensis ( Comondu Cactus )
The obovate or roundish, green pubescent joints have yellowish spines extending from upper large brown areoles and yellow glochids. In summer the large yellow flowers are borne singly and then produce purple spineless fruit. This genus has the largest membership […]
Opuntia borinquensis ( Cabo Rojo Cactus )
These long and flat, green joints reach up to 2 1/2 inches in length and come with white hairs. The small, brown areoles have yellow glochids and a few hairs. It is covered in a multitude of reddish spines up […]