Opuntia pycnantha

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Cultivation

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Read about Opuntia pycnantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Opuntia pycnantha, Engelm. An upright, moderately branched plant, 3-5 ft. high: joints oval to orbicular, occasionally somewhat pointed at the ends, 4-8 in. long, sometimes pubescent, armed with a densely interwoven covering of mostly deflexed spines: areoles crowded, approximately ⅓ in. apart, with dark brown wool and numerous long, yellow bristles; spines 3-7, on old sts. 20 or more, straw-colored to ashy, mostly less than 1 in. long: fls. greenish yellow, 2-3 in. broad: fr. obovate, 1½ in. diam., and covered with numerous spines and bristles. Low. Calif. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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