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These are Opuntias that are small or bloom well while small. They may make excellent pot plants.

Opuntia mesacantha

Opuntia mesacantha, Southeastern Low Pricklypear

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Rafinesque, Bulletin Botanique 1: 216, 1830 (Also see Opuntia mesacantha Raf ssp mesacantha Majure, Phytotaxa 290, 1: 1–65) See O. cespitosa    See O. humifusa    See O. lata Neotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Hebarium (as O. humifusa); Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description  What is Opuntia mesacantha? Opuntia mesacantha is a southeastern prickly pear found in […]

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Opuntia xanthoglochia, Yellow-glochid Pricklypear

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Griffiths, Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21: 166, 1910 Holotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Painting (Mary Emily Eaton); Painting (Mary Emily Eaton) Original Description What is Opuntia xanthoglochia? Opuntia xanthoglochia is a prickly pear cactus found in central Texas east of Austin, although it may range into other areas. Details O. xanthoglochia resembles O. macrorhiza.

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Opuntia cespitosa, Common Eastern Pricklypear

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See O. humifusa    See O. lata    See O. mesacantha Rafinesque, Bulletin Botanique 2: 216, 1830 Neotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Original Description; Drawing (Britton and Rose v1, 1919) What is Opuntia cespitosa? Opuntia cespitosa is a widespread eastern North American prickly-pear forming low, cespitose clumps

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Opuntia diploursina

Opuntia diploursina, Meadview Pricklypear

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Stock, Hussey, and Beckstrom, Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 86(2): 35, 2014 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Similar to Opuntia trichophora Original Description What is Opuntia diploursina? Opuntia diploursina was described from near Meadview, AZ. It apparently has a limited range. It has similarities with O. polyacantha erinacea and O. trichophora. There is anecdotal evidence

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Opuntia nemoralis

Opuntia nemoralis, Texarkana Pricklypear

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Griffiths, Monatsschrift fur Kakteenkunde 23: 133, 1913 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (with O. cespitosa); Herbarium; Herbarium (with O. cespitosa); Herbarium (with O. cespitosa); Herbarium; Herbarium Joe Shaw and Barry Snow Original Description What is Opuntia nemoralis? Opuntia nemoralis is a southern Midwest prickly pear that occurs in saline prairies, sandhills, and shale outcrops in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.

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Opuntia columbiana, Columbia Plateau Pricklypear

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Opuntia columbiana, Columbia Plateau Pricklypear Lectotype; Lectotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia columbiana? Opuntia columbiana is a small, cold-hardy prickly pear native to the Columbia Plateau—eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and possibly adjacent British Columbia. It usually forms low, spreading mats in open, dry sites and can appear variable, with some plants

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Opuntia polycarpa

Opuntia polycarpa, Many-fruit Pricklypear

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Small, Manual of the Southeastern Flora 906, 1933 Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium See O. ammophila See O. austrina Original Description What is Opuntia polycarpa? Opuntia polycarpa is a prickly pear cactus that grew in large colonies in the early 20th Century, but the species is much less common now.  See Majure L.C., Judd W.S., Soltis P.S., and

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Opuntia lata

Opuntia lata, Eastern Low Prickly Pear

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Small, Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 20: 26, 1919 (Also Opuntia mesacantha Raf ssp. lata [Small] Majure, Phytotaxa 290, 1: 1–65) Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium   See O. cespitosa    See O. humifusa    See O. mesacantha Original Description What is Opuntia lata? Opuntia lata is a prickly pear cactus known from central Georgia

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Opuntia zuniensis, Zuni Pricklypear

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Griffiths, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 43: 86, 1916 Holotype; Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description. What is Opuntia zuniensis? Opuntia zuniensis is a handsome, prickly pear cactus found in Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, far western Texas, and perhaps southwestern Colorado. It has been confused with O. phaeacantha, O. tortispina, or

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Opuntia tortispina, Twist-spine Pricklypear

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Engelmann & J.M. Bigelow, Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 4(5; 3): 41 (1857 publ. 1856) Isolectoype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (submitted as O. aff polyacantha); Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (submitted as O. polyacantha);

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