Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Opuntia > Opuntia phaeacanthaOpuntia phaeacantha (brownspine pricklypear; tulip pricklypear)Synonyms: Opuntia angustata; Opuntia azurea; Opuntia camanchica; Opuntia charlestonensis; Opuntia comanchica; Opuntia engelmannii var. cycloides; Opuntia eocarpa; Opuntia luteispina; Opuntia macrocentra azurea (homotypic); Opuntia mohavensis; Opuntia phaeacantha camanchica; Opuntia phaeacantha f. brunnea; Opuntia phaeacantha var. angustata; Opuntia phaeacantha var. brunnea; Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchica; Opuntia phaeacantha var. charlestonensis (homotypic); Opuntia phaeacantha var. nigricans; Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacantha; Opuntia recurvospina; Opuntia woodsii; Opuntia zuniensis Language: Spanish Opuntia azurea (purple prickly pear or coyotillo) is a long-spined prickly pear that is native to a variety of habitats, including desert, mountain grasslands, and slopes in the Big Bend region of Texas and in the states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, and Zacatecas in Mexico. It flowers from March to May, with bright yellow flowers with red centres which produce red/purple fruits. Opuntia azurea forms sprawling clusters, two to three feet high. Its subspecies include: |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [1] | The plant has numerous minutely barbed glochids (hairs) that are easily dislodged when the plant is touched and they then become stuck to the skin where they are difficult to see and remove. They can cause considerable discomfort; | | Leaf Type [1] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Structure [2] | Shrub | | Usage [1] | The following notes are for O. ficus indica. They almost certainly also apply to this species;
A gum is obtained from the stem. It is used as a masticatory or mixed with oil to make candles; The juice of the boiled stem segments is very sticky. It is added to plaster, whitewash etc to make it adhere better to walls; |  | | Height [1] | 20 inches (0.5 m) |
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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
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