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Opuntia ochrocentra, Bull Suckers

Joseph — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 18:49:07 +0000

Small ex Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 262 (1923) Lectotype; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia ochrocentra? Opuntia ochrocentra is a small- to medium-sized prickly pear cactus from the Florida Keys. It is very rare. Its entire world distribution is limited to just two known occurrences in the lower Florida Keys in cactus barrens and the ecotone […]

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Opuntia keyensis, Florida Keys Pricklypear

Joseph — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 16:47:33 +0000

Britton & Small, Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 20: 31, 1919 Herbarium; Herbarium; Black and White Photograph Original Description What is Opuntia keyensis? Opuntia keyensis is a native Florida prickly pear cactus found in the Keys and Cape Sable. Details O. keyensis is a large, erect, multi-branched cactus that forms a shrub or […]

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Opuntia tardospina, Late-spine Pricklypear

Joseph — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:56:45 +0000

Griffiths, Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 34, 1911 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Photograph (top photo); Photograph; Painting Original Description What is Opuntia tardospina? Opuntia tardospina is a large prickly pear cactus first reported from the Lampasas, Texas region. Griffiths reported that this Opuntia was an unusual cactus for several reasons, not the […]

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Opuntia discata, Bird-foot Pricklypear

Joseph — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:50:53 +0000

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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Opuntia canada, Canyon Pricklypear

Joseph — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:58:23 +0000

Griffiths, Annual report Missouri Botanical Garden 20: 90, 1909 Holotype; Topotype; Herbarium (as O. engelmannii); Painting. Original Description What is Opuntia canada? Opuntia cañada is a compact, erect to ascending prickly-pear of far southern Arizona. Plants are typically low-trunked to clumping, with a tidy overall aspect and comparatively few spines per areole relative to allied […]

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Opuntia laevis, Smooth Pricklypear

Joseph — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:19:01 +0000

Coulter, Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 3: 419, 1896 Holotype; Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Painting (Britton and Rose, v1 1919, plate XXVIII) Original Description What is Opuntia laevis? Opuntia laevis is a sometimes spineless prickly pear cactus that grows in various locations in southern AZ, but particularly on […]

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Opuntia gomei, Delta Pricklypear

Joseph — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:27:20 +0000

Griffiths, Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21: 167, 1910 Holotype; Holotype (O. laxiflora); Isotype; Isotype (O. laxiflora); Herbarium (submitted as O. lindheimeri); Herbarium (O. cyanella); Herbarium (O. gilvoalba); Photograph (O. gilvoalba); Herbarium; O. gomei (painting); O. gomei (painting, O. laxiflora) Original Description What is Opuntia gomei? Opuntia gomei is a common prickly pear near the Rio […]

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Opuntia oricola, Pacific Pancake Pricklypear

Joseph — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:49:03 +0000

Philbrick, Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 36(6): 163, 1964 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia oricola? Opuntia oricola is a medium-sized, easy-to-recognize prickly pear cactus found in coastal California. Details O. oricola pads are 15 to 26 cm long and 12 to 19 […]

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Opuntia occidentalis, California Pricklypear

Joseph — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:43:07 +0000

Opuntia occidentalis is found along the coast of southern CA...

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Opuntia semispinosa, Partly-spined Pricklypear

Joseph — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:50:36 +0000

Griffiths, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 43(2): 89, 1916 Holotype Original Citation What is Opuntia semispinosa? Opuntia semispinosa is a coastal prickly pear cactus from southern California and Mexico that has been variously lumped into O. occidentalis, O. littoralis, or even other Opuntias of Southern California. We accept it as a stand-alone species. Details Plants may reach 1 or […]

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