Opuntia galapageia

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Read about Opuntia galapageia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Opuntia galapageia, Hensl. An upright, wee-like plant 6-10 ft. high, with a circular, spreading crown and a very spiny trunk, 6-8 in. diam., and light-colored bark becoming loosened land hanging in fragments from the older sts.: joints elliptical to oblong, thick, 10-14 in. long: spines at first 3-4, spreading, flexible, increasing in number and size with age, finally covering the joints with long, brush-like bundles: fls. small, less than 1 in. wide, red: fr. subglobose, red. Galapagos Isls. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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