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These are Opuntias that form large shrubs, very large shrubs, or even trees at maturity.

Opuntia engelmannii

Opuntia engelmannii, Engelmann Pricklypear

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Salm-Dyck ex Engelmann, Boston Journal of Natural History 6(2): 207, 1850 Lectotype; Isotype (of O. gregoriana); Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (as O. gregoriana); Herbarium (as O. gregoriana) See O. lindheimeri See checklist of differences between O. lindheimeri and O. engelmannii Original Description What is […]

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Opuntia curvospina

Opuntia curvispina, Searchlight Pricklypear

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Griffiths, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 43: 88, 1916 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium See O. phaeacantha, a proposed ancestral species. See O. chlorotica chlorotica, a proposed ancestral Opuntia. Original Description What is Opuntia curvispina? Opuntia curvispina is a noteworthy prickly pear cactus that has been cited in the literature under two

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Opuntia chlorotica

Opuntia chlorotica chlorotica, Pancake Pricklypear

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Opuntia chlorotica, close view of areoles and glochids.   Engelmann & Bigelow, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 291, 1856 Holotype; Lectotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Drawing (Botany of the Expedition, 1856, plate VI) Original Description What is Opuntia chlorotica var. chlorotica? O.

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Opuntia cacanapa (incl ‘Ellisiana’), Cacanapa/Ellisiana Pricklypear

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Opuntia cacanapa Griffiths & Hare, New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin (New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts) 60: 47, 1906 Isotype; Neotype; Holotype (O. cacanapa ‘Ellisiana’); Isotype (O. cacanapa ‘Ellisiana’); Herbarium (O. cacanapa ‘Ellisiana’) O. alta is another large Texas Opuntia Original Description What is Opuntia cacanapa? A large, blue-green prickly pear forming

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Opuntia lindheimeri

Opuntia lindheimeri (incl ‘Linguiformis’), Lindheimer Pricklypear

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Engelmann, Boston Journal of Natural History 6: 207, 1850 Holotype (as O. lehmannii); Holotype (as O. lehmannii); Neotype; Isotype (as O. texana); Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (seeds); Herbarium (as O. texana); Herbarium (as O. texana); Herbarium (as O. subaramata); Herbarium (‘linguiformis’); Herbarium (‘linguiformis’); Painting (Britton and Rose, v1 1919, plate XXXI); Painting (Britton and Rose, v

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