Grusonia emoryi

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Read about Grusonia emoryi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia emoryi, Engelm. A prostrate and spreading plant with comparatively large, long-clavate, curved joints and reaching a height of 8-12 in.: joints 4-7 in. long and 1-1½ in. thick, with large, elongated tubercles: areoles remote, with white wool and a few long (½ in.) yellow bristles; spines numerous, exterior 10-20, ½ in. or less long, very bulbous at base; interior 5-10, brownish to reddish black, more or less flattened and sometimes 3 in. long: fls. yellow, reddish within, 1½-2 in. wide: fr. ellipsoidal, yellow, 2-2½ in. long and 1 in. wide, armed with numerous bristles and spines. SW U.S., N. Mex. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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