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Opuntia monacantha, Haw. An upright plant branching from the ground and reaching a height of 6 or more ft.: joints oblong to elliptical, rather thick, terminal ones much thinner, 5-12 in. long, 3-6 in. wide, bright green: areoles with uniformly short wool and yellowish brown bristles; spines 1-2, seldom more, erect, ¼-1½ in. long, yellow to dark reddish brown: fls. yellow, 3 in. wide: fr. ellipsoidal to pyriform, occasionally proliferous, red, somewhat spiny. Argentina.—The horticultural variety, variegate, is in the trade.
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