Opuntiads of the USA

(by Joe Shaw and Dave Ferguson)

Mission

Opuntia Species

Opuntia Country No. 1
Opuntia Country No. 2
Opuntia Country No. 3
Opuntia Country No. 4
Opuntia Country No. 5

Opuntia Country with
Daiv Freeman

Opuntia County, Big Bend

World Opuntiads

Peru Cactus Trip

Northern Patagonia Cactus Trip

Northern Patagonia Sights

Notes from the Editors

Culture Notes

Literature

Editorial Board

News

WWW Links

Agave Photos

Opuntia microcarpa Englm. (nomen dubium)
(= O. discata?)

Note: The name O. microcarpa is not well documented and it may be that this taxon should be known as O. discata.

Opuntia microcarpa, north of Rodeo, NM	Close-up image of plant at left	Close-up of image at immediate left
Opuntia microcarpa, north of Rodeo, NM	Opuntia microcarpa, at type locality (the mouth of Florida Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., s. of Tucson, Santa Cruz County, Arizona)	Opuntia microcarpa, at type locality (the mouth of Florida Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., s. of Tucson, Santa Cruz County, Arizona)
Opuntia microcarpa, at type locality (the mouth of Florida Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., s. of Tucson, Santa Cruz County, Arizona)	Opuntia microcarpa, at type locality (the mouth of Florida Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., s. of Tucson, Santa Cruz County, Arizona)	Opuntia microcarpa, at Red Rock (north of Truth or Consequences, NM, near exit 100 on Interstate Hwy)
Opuntia microcarpa, Aguirre Springs Campground, east of Las Cruces, NM	Close-up of plant at left.	Close-up of plant at far left
Opuntia microcarpa	Opuntia microcarpa, Aguirre Springs Campground, east of Las Cruces, NM	Opuntia microcarpa, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM
Opuntia microcarpa, 40-60 miles east of El Paso, TX along Hwy 180/Hwy 62	Close-up of plant at immediate left	Close-up of plant at far left
Opuntia microcarpa, Aguirre Springs Campground	Opuntia microcarpa	Opuntia microcarpa
Opuntia microcarpa	Opuntia microcarpa, garden plant, east of Las Cruces, NM on Hwy 82	Opuntia microcarpa (photo by Dave Ferguson)