Opuntia aurantiaca

Opuntia aurantiaca subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia aurantiaca, Lindl. A numerously branched rather weak, semi-prostrate plant 3-5 ft. high: joints linear- lanceolate to lanceolate, 2-10 in. long, ½-1 in. wide, elliptical in transverse section, dark green); turgid: areoles with a tuft of grayish white wool and bright yellow bristles; spines 4-6, spreading, straight, stiff, brown to yellow, the longest less than 1 in. long: fls. yellow, 1½-2 in. wide: fr. carmine-red, globose, with short spines; seed with woolly hairs. Argentina. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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