Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia wigginsii > Opuntia wigginsii
Opuntia wigginsii
Origin: California and Arizona, United States of America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| wigginsii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia wigginsii |
| Height |
| 30-60 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A beautiful silvery-tan plant which grows in areas not expected of cacti. Shrub or tree, terminal joints slightly clavate and gradually expand upwards. |
| Cultivation |
| Sandy soils. |
| Habitat |
| Small washes and flats in lower deserts at an altitude under 300 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Straight spines, acicular and moderately dense with pale yellow/beige sheaths. |
| Flower Description |
| 3.5-4 cm in diameter with sepaloids of green and purple middles and greenish yellow margins, obovate. Filaments a yellowish green in colour and 5 cm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| Green and dry at maturity, 1.5-2 cm in length and 1.2-2 cm in width. |
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