Difference between revisions of "Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa"
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| − | Opuntia acanthocarpa, Engelm. & Bigel | + | Opuntia acanthocarpa, Engelm. & Bigel. An arborescent, erect plant, 4-8 ft. high, with dense reticulate-tubular skeleton and ascending, spreading branches: joints usually 4-10 in. long, sometimes 20, and ¾-1 in. diam.: areoles with short, white wool and scanty bright yellow bristles; spines very variable in length and numbers on different plants, usually 8-25, 1½ in. or less long, with loose straw-colored or brownish sheaths: fls. greenish yellow, with reddish centers, conspicuous for stamens with stout red filaments, in. wide: fr. sub-globose to pyriform, 1 in. diam. and usually armed with many long, stiff spines. Ariz, and Calif.—A factory has been established at Tempe, Ariz., where the wood of this species is made into light furniture, picture-frames, and the like. |
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| + | ==Cultivation== | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | ||
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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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| + | ==External links== | ||
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Read about Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Opuntia acanthocarpa, Engelm. & Bigel. An arborescent, erect plant, 4-8 ft. high, with dense reticulate-tubular skeleton and ascending, spreading branches: joints usually 4-10 in. long, sometimes 20, and ¾-1 in. diam.: areoles with short, white wool and scanty bright yellow bristles; spines very variable in length and numbers on different plants, usually 8-25, 1½ in. or less long, with loose straw-colored or brownish sheaths: fls. greenish yellow, with reddish centers, conspicuous for stamens with stout red filaments, in. wide: fr. sub-globose to pyriform, 1 in. diam. and usually armed with many long, stiff spines. Ariz, and Calif.—A factory has been established at Tempe, Ariz., where the wood of this species is made into light furniture, picture-frames, and the like.
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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 acanthocarpa. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
