Opuntiads of the USA

Opuntia cymochila, cultivated plant originally from Berthoud, CO (photo by Dave Ferguson)

Close-up of image at left (photo by Dave Ferguson)

Opuntia cymochila, cultivated plant originally from Walensburg, CO (photo by Dave Ferguson)

Opuntia cymochila, cultivated plant from Albuquerque, NM (photo by Dave Ferguson)

Close-up of plant at left (photo by Dave Ferguson)

Opuntia gilvescens, Mule Canyon Anasazi Ruins near Natural Bridges, San Juan County, UT (photo by Dave Ferguson)

Opuntia cymochila, late winter condition, along Rio Grande River bottom land, Albuquerque, NM

Opuntia cymochila, late winter condition, along Rio Grande River bottom land, Albuquerque, NM

Opuntia cymochila, spiny form located by Dave Ferguson

Opuntia cymochila, showing a common feature, larger numbers of aereoles per cladode than O. tortispina.

Opuntia cymochila in flower, photo copyright Luc G. Bulot, 2007

Opuntia cymochila, spiny form located by Dave Ferguson, late winter

Opuntia cymochila, photo copyright Dave Ferguson, 2007

Opuntia cymochila

Opuntia cymochila

Opuntia cymochila

Opuntia cymochila

Opuntia tortispina, note short fruit, also not pad on left has spines strongly turned downwards (on edge of pad near flower)

Opuntia tortispina or O. chymochila, drought year, New Mexico, May 2006

Opuntia cymochila, within Albuquerque, NM, city limits May, 2006, note large nubmers of areoles.

Probably O. cymochila, May 2006, drought year, New Mexico

Opuntia cymochila plant, within Albuquerque, NM, city limits May, 2006, typical look much of the year.

Opuntia tortispina or O. cymochila, Albuquerque, NM

Opuntia cymochila, Belen, NM, May, 2005, late day sunlight shows typical plant look in dry spring season.

Opuntia cymochila, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Close-up of image at left

Opuntia cymochila, note elongate ovaries

Opuntia cymochila, cladode from plant in Belen, NM

Opuntia cymochila, general area of Carrizozo, NM, May 2006, drought year

Opuntia cymochila, photo provided by Criag Howe who retains copyright (2008)

Opuntia cymochila, photo provided by Criag Howe who retains copyright (2008)

Opuntia cymochila (photo by Dave Ferguson), Mule Canyon Anasazi Ruins near Natural Bridges, San Juan County, UT, compare with O. phaecantha (at right)

Opuntia phaecantha (photo by Dave Ferguson), note differences between O. phaecantha and O. cymochila in photo at immediate left, both plants were growing in close proximity

Opuntia cymochila, unusual pink-red-flowering form, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM

Opuntica cymochila, close-up of plant at left

Another view of plant at left, May 2006

Another view of plant in row above, May, 2006

Another view of plant in row above, May, 2006

Another view of plant in row above, May, 2006

Another view of plant in row above, May, 2006

Opuntia cymochila

Close-up of plant at left

Opuntia cymochila with characteristic spination

Opuntia cymochila

Opuntia cymochila

Opuntia cymochila

Close-up of plant at left

Close-up of plant at left