Opuntia macrocentra

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Read about Opuntia macrocentra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Opuntia macrocentra, Engelm. A semi-prostrate, spreading plant, 2-3 ft. high: joints strikingly purple-green, very thin, broadly obovate to nearly orbicular, 5-9 in. diam., with a few remarkably long spines on the marginal areoles: areoles about 1 in. apart, grayish wool and short grayish yellow bristles; spines rarely wanting, usually 1-2, reddish brown to almost black, annulate, 3-5 in. long, slender and straight or variously twisted, sometimes 1-3 much smaller, lighter colored, secondary spines: fls. 3 in. wide, yellow: fr. oval to globose, ra.. ovate, 1 in. diam., red; pulp sweet, edible. S. W. U. Mex. — This species is remarkable for its exceedingly long, dark spines and purple joints.


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