Opuntiads of the USA

The Flora of North America online provides a technical description of Opuntia chlorotica. View an early photographic image of O. chlorotica (in the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club).

Spineless Opuntia chlorotica, Hwy. 93, northwest of Wikenburg, AZ	Close-up of plant at immediate left, showing nearly spineless cladode	Close-up of plant at far left
Opuntia chlorotica, Hwy. 93, northwest of Wikenburg, AZ, multiple spineless plants over several miles	Opuntia chlorotica, Hwy. 93, northwest of Wikenburg, AZ, multiple spineless plants over several miles	Opuntia chlorotica, Hwy. 93, northwest of Wikenburg, AZ, multiple spineless plants over several miles
Close-up of few-spined plant in row above (on far left)	Close-up of few-spined plant in row above	Opuntia chlorotica, in hills overlooking Wikieup, AZ
Opuntia chlorotica, Mt. Potosi, 20-30 miles southwest of Las Vegas, NV, on Hwy. 160 near summit	Plant at immediate left with hat for size comparison	Close-up of plant at left
Distance photo of plant featured in row above	Opuntia chlorotica growing midway down rocky slope	Close-up of plant at immediate left
Opuntia chlorotica, Kingman, AZ, within city limits	Opuntia chlorotica, Kingman, AZ, Hualapai Mountain Road	Close-up of plant at immediate left
Opuntia chlorotica with immature fruit	Opuntia chlorotica	Opuntia chlorotica
Southeast of Kingman, along Hualapai Moutain Rd.	Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia chlorotica, near Music Moutain Mine, east of Red Lake (east of Dolan Springs) AZ, ca. 4,000 to 5,000 ft. elevation	Close-up of plant at immediate left (June 2007)	Close-up of plant at far left
Opuntia chlorotica, near Music Moutain Mine, east of Red Lake (east of Dolan Springs) AZ, ca. 4,000 to 5,000 ft. elevation	Cclose-up of plant at left , color enhanced	Opuntia chlorotica growing in rocks above dry wash, with O. angustata, O. phaecantha, O. gilvescens, and O. acanthocarpa