Coastal Pricklypear

(Engelmann) Britton & Rose, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 50: 529, 1908 Lectotype; Syntype; Lectotype; Lectotype; Lectotype; Lectotype Original Citation What is Opuntia littoralis? Opuntia littoralis is a California pricklypear cactus originally described as a possible variety of O. engelmannii, but the two species are not closely related. O. littoralis is hexaploid.  Details O. littoralis plants may […]