Opuntia invicta

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Opuntia invicta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Opuntia invicta, Brandegee. A numerously branched, spreading plant, 10-14 in. high, bluish green and armed with many rigid, erect spines: joints 4-6 in. long and 2-2½ in. thick, nearly cylindrical: areoles with whitish wool and yellowish red bristles; spines 15-25, exterior 6-12, ½ in. or less long; interior 10-15, very strong and rigid, 1-2 in. long, more or less flattened: fls. yellow, 1½-2 in. wide: fr. broadly obovate, dry, armed with numerous reddish 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

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

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