Opuntiads of the USA
(by Joe Shaw and Dave Ferguson)
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Opuntia arbuscula (Engelmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC. 123. 1935
Opuntia arbuscula (Cylindropuntia arbuscula) has flowers about 1 or 1.5 inches wide that bloom from late April into June; flowers may be green-yellow, reddish, or bonze. The plant is found in south-central Arizona, under 3000 ft elevation. O. arbuscula may be 2- or 3-foot-tall, or may form a shrub over 2 meters.
The Flora of North America (online) reports that O. arbuscula may hybridize with O. leptocaulis, O. spinosior, or O. versicolor.
Wild Flowers of Tucson (Web site) provides a few more images.
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from Craig Howe |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from Craig Howe |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from USDA |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from Vanderbilt Univ. |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from Wikimedia |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from Wikimedia |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from Wikimedia |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from USDA |
Opuntia arbuscula, photo from USDA |
Opuntia arbuscula, and other pencil chollas (see No. 5) |
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