Opuntia discata

Opuntia discata, Bird-foot Pricklypear

Griffiths, Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 19: 266, 1908 Isotype; Isotype; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia discata? Opuntia discata is a robust, compact prickly pear, typically ascending to 1.0–1.4 m and often broader than tall, distinguished by its conspicuous white spination and showy lemon-yellow flowers. DetailsPlants branch compactly. Cladodes are commonly circular […]

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