Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia tunicata > Opuntia tunicata var. tunicata
Opuntia tunicata
var. tunicata
Origin: United States of America, Mexico, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| tunicata |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| tunicata |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia tunicata var. tunicata |
| Height |
| 30-60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A densely branched and stemmed mat-forming plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Sandy and gravelly soils. |
| Habitat |
| Hillsides and alluvial fans in the desert at an altitude of 1,500 m. Often found in the Chihuahuan Desert. |
| Leaf Description |
| Many stems that are densely branched, elongate and ovate-acute leaves 2-3 mm in length. Golden-yellow or tan spines, 3.8-5 cm and 6-10 per areole, which spread in all directions. |
| Flower Description |
| Greenish yellow with a hue of red, 3 cm in diameter, filaments 6 mm long and yellow anthers 1.5 mm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| 3 x 2.5 cm in size, with seeds a light tan in colour, 2.5 mm in length. |
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