Opuntia puberula

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Cultivation

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Read about Opuntia puberula in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Opuntia puberula, Pfeiff. A numerous branched and upright plant, 2-3 ft. high: joints obovate or somewhat rounder, when young covered with very soft pubescence which becomes bright green with age: areoles with short brownish yellow wool and numerous short amber-colored bristles; spines 5-7, 1 in. or more in length, straight, cylindrical, white with amber-colored base, shining, the lower ones the longer: fls. 1 1/2 – 2 in. wide, greenish yellow: fr. oval, 1 1/2 in. diam., the many areoles bearing short wool and many bright amber-colored bristles; flesh sweetish; seeds many correspondingly small. Mex. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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