OregonFlora species comparison

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Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia

prickly-pear
Roots

fibrous.
Stems

branched, jointed, compressed or subcylindrical;

areoles spiny and usually surrounded with barbed hairs (glochids);

wool white.
Fruits

pear-shaped; spiny; dry at maturity.
Seeds

disk-shaped; flat, yellow to gray, glabrous;

girdle present, protruding 1–1.5 mm.

Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia
Distribution
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Discussion

North America and South America. ~150 species; 2 species treated in Flora.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 523
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
O. fragilis, O. humifusa
Subordinate taxa
O. fragilis, O. humifusa
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