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Opuntia macrocentra, Engelm. A semi-prostrate, spreading plant, 2-3 ft. high: joints strikingly purple-green, very thin, broadly obovate to nearly orbicular, 5-9 in. diam., with a few remarkably long spines on the marginal areoles: areoles about 1 in. apart, grayish wool and short grayish yellow bristles; spines rarely wanting, usually 1-2, reddish brown to almost black, annulate, 3-5 in. long, slender and straight or variously twisted, sometimes 1-3 much smaller, lighter colored, secondary spines: fls. 3 in. wide, yellow: fr. oval to globose, ra.. ovate, 1 in. diam., red; pulp sweet, edible. S. W. U. Mex. — This species is remarkable for its exceedingly long, dark spines and purple joints.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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==References==
<references/>
*[[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 -->
==External links==
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|genus=Opuntia
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Opuntia macrocentra, Engelm. A semi-prostrate, spreading plant, 2-3 ft. high: joints strikingly purple-green, very thin, broadly obovate to nearly orbicular, 5-9 in. diam., with a few remarkably long spines on the marginal areoles: areoles about 1 in. apart, grayish wool and short grayish yellow bristles; spines rarely wanting, usually 1-2, reddish brown to almost black, annulate, 3-5 in. long, slender and straight or variously twisted, sometimes 1-3 much smaller, lighter colored, secondary spines: fls. 3 in. wide, yellow: fr. oval to globose, ra.. ovate, 1 in. diam., red; pulp sweet, edible. S. W. U. Mex. — This species is remarkable for its exceedingly long, dark spines and purple joints.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[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 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
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