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Opuntia chisosensis (Anthony) Ferguson
(Cactus and Succulent Journal, 1958, 124-127)
O. chisosensis is another Opuntia found only in the Big Bend region of Texas in the United States, but it is found in Coahuila, Mexico. Read a technical description of O. chisosensis at the Flora of North America online. O. chisosensis grows above 5,000 ft in wooded areas; it is distinguisable in its habitat by the typical yellow spines. More information can be found on page 156 of the Weedin and Powell book The Cacti of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas (Texas Tech Press, 2004).
The basionym for O. chisosensis is O. lindheimeri Engelm var. chisosensis Anthony (Amer. Mid. Naturalist 55; 252).
Opuntia chisosensis, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM |
Opuntia chisosensis, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM |
Opuntia chisosensis, Northern Nursery, photo by Martin Ravn Tversted |
Opuntia chisosensis, Northern Nursery, photo by Martin Ravn Tversted |
Opuntia chisosensis, Northern Nursery, photo by Martin Ravn Tversted |
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