Opuntia leucotricha

Opuntia leucotricha subsp. var.	Arborescent Prickly Pear, Aaron's beard cactus, semaphore cactus
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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 platyclades have a thin fuzz of white hairs on their joints.

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

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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