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Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea from Yucca Valley, California

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Botanical details
Family
Cactaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Opuntia

Genus description

Opuntia can be creeping, bushy or tree-like cacti, usually with flattened, pad-like stem segments bearing spines and barbed bristles, and with funnel-shaped flowers followed by spiny, fleshy fruits

Name status

Correct

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