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Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita Griffiths & Hare
This form of O. chlorotica is not found in the colder northern locations or higher altitudes. The plants for the original description were found in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson, AZ.
Read the origincal description Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin (New Mexico College of Agriculture) vol 60, pp 64-65, 1906
 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM |
 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita, Brown Canyon in Baboquivari Mountains, AZ |
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 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita, Brown Canyon in Baboquivari Mountains, AZ |
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 Fruit of Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita, Brown Canyon |
 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita, Brown Canyon in Baboquivari Mountains, AZ |
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 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita (image by Craig Howe) |
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 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita (violet cladodes) |
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 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita (image by Craig Howe) |
 Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita (image by Craig Howe) |
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Opuntia santa-rita in cultivated garden near Phnoenix, AZ, June 2009, extreme insect infestation |
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