Opuntia pes-corvi

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Read about Opuntia pes-corvi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Opuntia pes-corvi, LeConte. A small, diffuse, prostrate plant, rarely 1 ft. high: joints agile, somewhat tumid, narrowly ovate to obovate or oblong, 2-4 in. long and less than half as wide, frequently much smaller, very thick, broadly oval in transverse section, bright green with a bluish tinge: areoles circular, with short, whitish wool and a few short, slender, pale bristles; spines rarely exceeding 2, frequently none, slender, white, often brownish, less than 1 in. long: fls. yellow, 1½ in. wide: fr. obovate, bristly, purplish, 1 in. or less diam.; seeds comparatively large, very few. Fla.


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