Opuntia sp nova aff macrocentra

Introduction

Different observers have recorded this unidentified Opuntia growing in southern New Mexico near Las Cruces, near El Paso, Texas, and in adjacent Mexico. This cactus may grow alongside O. macrocentra and is similar to O. macrocentra. But, this unidentified taxon is more upright, has a different bloom period, and is a taller prickly pear. These opuntias are gray-blue or gray-green, and the spines are decidedly pale at their tips.

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Opuntia unknown, No. 1

Opuntia unknown, No. 1

Opuntia unknown, No. 1

Opuntia unknown, No. 1

Opuntia unknown, No. 1

Opuntia unknown, No. 1

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near El Paso, Hayes Jackson

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near El Paso, Hayes Jackson

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near El Paso, Hayes Jackson

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near El Paso, Hayes Jackson

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near El Paso, Hayes Jackson

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near Las Cruces, NM

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near Las Cruces, NM

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near Las Cruces, NM

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near Las Cruces, NM

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near Las Cruces, NM

Opuntia unknown, No. 1, near Las Cruces, NM