Opuntia anahuacensis
| Opuntia anahuacensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. anahuacensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia anahuacensis Griffiths
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Opuntia anahuacensis is a cactus species in the genus Opuntia of the family Opuntioideae. It is commonly misidentified as O. lindheimeri and less commonly as O. bentonii.
Description
The plants are short, approximately 1-2 feet tall with shrubbery tendencies. Some thickets may be 20-40 feet 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]
Distribution and Habitat
It grows along the Gulf Coast of Texas, and possibly northern Mexico.[2]
References
- ^ Griffiths, David (1916). "New Species of Opuntia" (PDF). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 43: 92. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Shaw, Joseph. "Opuntia anahuacenis". Opuntia Web. Joseph Shaw. Retrieved 13 September 2018.