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Opuntia aurantiaca, Lindl. A numerously branched rather weak, semi-prostrate plant 3-5 ft. high: joints linear- lanceolate to lanceolate, 2-10 in. long, ½-1 in. wide, elliptical in transverse section, dark green); turgid: areoles with a tuft of grayish white wool and bright yellow bristles; spines 4-6, spreading, straight, stiff, brown to yellow, the longest less than 1 in. long: fls. yellow, 1½-2 in. wide: fr. carmine-red, globose, with short spines; seed with woolly hairs. Argentina.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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