Opuntia camanchica

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Cultivation

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Read about Opuntia camanchica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Opuntia camanchica, Engelm. & Bigel. A prostrate, widely spreading plant 1-2½ ft. high, and freely rooting at the lower margin of the joints: joints broadly obovate to orbicular, 4-6 in. long, moderately thick: areoles about 1 in. apart, with light brown short wool and yellowish brown bristles, mostly armed; spines very variable, usually 1-3, sometimes 3-6, on marginal areoles, reddish to blackish brown with lighter tips, variable in length, sometimes 2½ in. long: fls. 2½-3 in. wide, yellow, with reddish center: fr. oval to globose, sometimes pyriform, deep red, sweet, edible. 1-1½ in. diam. S. W. U. S. Var. gigantea, Hort., of the trade proves to be O. phaeacantha. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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