Maihueniopsis clavarioides

Read about Maihueniopsis clavarioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia clavarioides, Link. & Otto. A low, numerously branched, spreading plant, 1-1½ ft. high: joints rather fragile and slender, ½ in. thick, cylindrical or somewhat clavate, frequently cristate, with numerous terminal, slender branches: Lvs. extremely small: areoles close together, small, with white wool: spines 4-10, sometimes fewer, very small and appressed, white,: fls. 1-1½ in. wide and twice as long, greenish red: fr. elliptical, ½-¾ in. long; seeds with woolly hairs. Chile. Var. cristata is offered. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.