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Opuntia grahamii Engelm. A low, spreading plant 4-8 in. high, with thick, fusiform roots: joints 2-3 in. long and ½ in- thick, armed with long, dark spines, bright green: areoles with white wool and numerous long, yellowish brown, rigid bristles which become very conspicuous on old joints; exterior spines 4-8,    ⅓ in long, interior 4-7,more rigid and longer (1½-2 in.), reddish to ashy brown: fls. yellow, 1½-2 in. wide: fr. ellipsoidal, 1½-1¾ in. long and half as wide, armed with many large, radiating spine-like bristles. New Mex., Texas.
 
Opuntia grahamii Engelm. A low, spreading plant 4-8 in. high, with thick, fusiform roots: joints 2-3 in. long and ½ in- thick, armed with long, dark spines, bright green: areoles with white wool and numerous long, yellowish brown, rigid bristles which become very conspicuous on old joints; exterior spines 4-8,    ⅓ in long, interior 4-7,more rigid and longer (1½-2 in.), reddish to ashy brown: fls. yellow, 1½-2 in. wide: fr. ellipsoidal, 1½-1¾ in. long and half as wide, armed with many large, radiating spine-like bristles. New Mex., Texas.
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Opuntia grahamii Engelm. A low, spreading plant 4-8 in. high, with thick, fusiform roots: joints 2-3 in. long and ½ in- thick, armed with long, dark spines, bright green: areoles with white wool and numerous long, yellowish brown, rigid bristles which become very conspicuous on old joints; exterior spines 4-8, ⅓ in long, interior 4-7,more rigid and longer (1½-2 in.), reddish to ashy brown: fls. yellow, 1½-2 in. wide: fr. ellipsoidal, 1½-1¾ in. long and half as wide, armed with many large, radiating spine-like bristles. New Mex., Texas.


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