Difference between revisions of "Opuntia spinulifera"

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Opuntia candelabriformis, Mart. An upright, sparingly branched plant, 2-4 ft. high: joints elliptical to obovate, thick, dark green, 6-10 in. long and half as wide: areoles with brownish white wool, later becoming gray, and numerous white bristles; spines 4-5, of which 3 are very strong, white, 1¼ in. or less in length: fls. 2½-3 in. wide, carmine-red: fr. spiny. Mex.
 
Opuntia candelabriformis, Mart. An upright, sparingly branched plant, 2-4 ft. high: joints elliptical to obovate, thick, dark green, 6-10 in. long and half as wide: areoles with brownish white wool, later becoming gray, and numerous white bristles; spines 4-5, of which 3 are very strong, white, 1¼ in. or less in length: fls. 2½-3 in. wide, carmine-red: fr. spiny. Mex.
 
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==Cultivation==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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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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Read about Opuntia spinulifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Opuntia candelabriformis, Mart. An upright, sparingly branched plant, 2-4 ft. high: joints elliptical to obovate, thick, dark green, 6-10 in. long and half as wide: areoles with brownish white wool, later becoming gray, and numerous white bristles; spines 4-5, of which 3 are very strong, white, 1¼ in. or less in length: fls. 2½-3 in. wide, carmine-red: fr. spiny. Mex.


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References

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