Opuntia vulgaris

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Opuntia vulgaris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Opuntia vulgaris, Mill. Bar-Berry Fig. A diffuse, prostrate plant a foot or less high: joints usually resting on the ground and rooting from the lower margin, obovate to suborbicular, thick, 2-4 in. greatest diam., pale green: areoles with grayish wool and a few short, greenish yellow bristles; spines rarely present, when present usually 1, stout, erect, less than 1 in. long, yellow, often variegated: fls. 2 in. wide, pale or chrome-yellow: fr. obovate to spherical, 1 in. diam., red, flesh insipid. E. U. S. Hardy in Mass. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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