Opuntia anahuacensis
| Opuntia anahuacensis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. anahuacensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia anahuacensis Griffiths | |
Opuntia anahuacensis is a cactus species in the Opuntia genus and a member of the Opunitioideae. It grows along the Gulf Coast of Texas, and perhaps northern Mexico. The plants are short, perhaps 1- or 2-ft tall, but they are wide. Some thickets may be 20- to 40-ft across and composed of multiple plants. The fruit is purplish. The cladodes are uniquely shaped, obovate with a neck. The original description claimed the plants were yellowish green, but they may be green or rarely blue-green.[1]
As with any largish Opuntia in the USA, O. anahuacensis has been mistaken for other species. It is commonly misidentified as O. lindheimeri and less commonly as O. bentonii.
References
- ↑ Griffiths, David (1916). "New Species of Opuntia" (PDF). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 43: 92. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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