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Opuntia macrocentra Engelm. 1856

This taxon is a much-grown and much-enjoyed plant; it is resident in many western gardens of the USA. Read a technical description at the Flora of North America online. O. macrocentra is related to O. azurea.

Read about O. macrocentra in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 8, pg. 292, 1856.

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Opuntia macrocentra, cultivated plant, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuqueruqe, NM
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Cultivated plants from Chamberino, NM (L), and Alamogordo, NM (R)
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Opuntia macrocentra, from Alamogordo, NM
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Garden plant, Opuntia macrocentra from Alamogordo, NM
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Close-up of plant at left
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Close-up of bloom on plant at far left
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Opuntia macrocenta flowers
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Opuntia macrocentra, cultivated plant from Alamogordo, NM
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Closep-up of plant at immediate left

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Opuntia macrocentra flower, older flowers can darken

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Opuntia macrocentra near Whites City, NM, May, 2006
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Close-up of plant at immediate left
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Opuntia macrocentra, Dell City, TX, May 2006
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Close-up of plant at immediate left, Dell City, TX
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Opuntia macrocentra, older flowers can darken, photo by Luc G. Bulot (copyright 2008)
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Opuntia macrocentra, near Belen, NM
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Opuntia macrocentra, Rodeo, NM, near Arizona border in southern NM
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Close-up of plant at left
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Opuntia macrocentra, Tierra Grande, NM (near Belen, NM)
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Close-up of plant at left
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Opuntia macrocentra, Tierra Grande, NM
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Opuntia macrocentra, Tierra Grande, NM
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Opuntia macrocentra, Tierra Grande, NM
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Opuntia macrocentra, Tierra Grande, NM
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Opuntia macrocentra, Wallace Desert Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ
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Close-up of plant at immediate left
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Opuntia macrocentra, garden plant, Conroe, TX
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Close-up of flower at immediate left
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Opuntia macrocentra in Jarillas Mountains, near Oro Grande, NM
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Close-up of new cladode immediately above
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Close-up of ovary in flower immediately above

 

 

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