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Opuntia aciculata (Chenille pricklypear)

Synonyms: Opuntia aciculata var. orbiculata; Opuntia engelmannii aciculata (homotypic); Opuntia engelmannii var. aciculata; Opuntia lindheimeri var. aciculata (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Opuntia aciculata, also called Chenille pricklypear, old man's whiskers and cowboy’s red whiskers, is a perennial dicot and an attractive ornamental cactus native to Texas. It belongs to the genus Opuntia prickly pear cacti. It is also widespread in Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (North Mexico).
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0