View source for Opuntia serpentina

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Opuntia serpentina, Engelm. A prostrate, rarely ascending, sparingly branched shrub, a few inches to 2 ft. high: joints much elongated, 6-20 in. long and ½-1 in. thick: areoles with short white wool and whitish bristles; spines comparatively short, usually 7-9, sometimes 15 or more, yellowish or rusty, ½ in. or less long: fls. greenish yellow, 1-1½ in. wide: fr. hemispherical, ½-¾ in. diam., armed with numerous short spines and long woolly hairs. S. Calif., Low. Calif.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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