Blood-bristle Pricklypear

Griffiths, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 27: 26, 1914 Isotype; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia Sanguinicola? O. sanguinicola is a Texas pricklypear cactus that prefers deep soils (limestone-derived) as opposed to the rocky soils preferred by O. gilvescens or other possibly related Opuntias.  Details Plants may be 20 to 40 cm tall […]