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Opuntia versicolor, Engelm. A small, numerously branched tree, 6-10 ft. high, with rounded head and a short trunk, having smooth, light brown or reddish brown, unarmed bark: joints much elongated, usually 6-12 in. long, sometimes 20, ⅔-¾ in. thick, deep green, more or less colored with red and purple: areoles with short gray wool and lighter colored bristles; spines variable, on terminal joints, usually from 5-13, older joints with 10-20, rarely, however, increasing in numbers after the second year, reddish brown, with inconspicuous, close-fitting sheaths, ¾ in. or less long: fls. bronze-colored, 1-1½ in. wide: fr. pyriform to clavate of same color as joints, never yellow, sometimes tinged with red or purple, unarmed or with a few persistent short spines, 1-2 in. long. Ariz., N. Mex. | Opuntia versicolor, Engelm. A small, numerously branched tree, 6-10 ft. high, with rounded head and a short trunk, having smooth, light brown or reddish brown, unarmed bark: joints much elongated, usually 6-12 in. long, sometimes 20, ⅔-¾ in. thick, deep green, more or less colored with red and purple: areoles with short gray wool and lighter colored bristles; spines variable, on terminal joints, usually from 5-13, older joints with 10-20, rarely, however, increasing in numbers after the second year, reddish brown, with inconspicuous, close-fitting sheaths, ¾ in. or less long: fls. bronze-colored, 1-1½ in. wide: fr. pyriform to clavate of same color as joints, never yellow, sometimes tinged with red or purple, unarmed or with a few persistent short spines, 1-2 in. long. Ariz., N. Mex. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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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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Read about Cylindropuntia versicolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Opuntia versicolor, Engelm. A small, numerously branched tree, 6-10 ft. high, with rounded head and a short trunk, having smooth, light brown or reddish brown, unarmed bark: joints much elongated, usually 6-12 in. long, sometimes 20, ⅔-¾ in. thick, deep green, more or less colored with red and purple: areoles with short gray wool and lighter colored bristles; spines variable, on terminal joints, usually from 5-13, older joints with 10-20, rarely, however, increasing in numbers after the second year, reddish brown, with inconspicuous, close-fitting sheaths, ¾ in. or less long: fls. bronze-colored, 1-1½ in. wide: fr. pyriform to clavate of same color as joints, never yellow, sometimes tinged with red or purple, unarmed or with a few persistent short spines, 1-2 in. long. Ariz., N. Mex.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Cylindropuntia versicolor. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Cylindropuntia versicolor QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
