Opuntia caracassana
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| Opuntia caracassana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. caracassana |
| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia caracassana Salm-Dyck | |
Opuntia caracassana is a species from the genus Opuntia.[1] The species was originally described by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck in 1850.[2][3]
Juvenile
Opuntia caracassana tends to erect up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in height. The flowers are yellow and the fruit is small and red.
Young specimens have obovate or round cladodes between 5 and 12 cm long and up to 6 cm wide. The cladodes are also clearly green. The spines of the young specimens are subulate and white with a yellow base. The points are either dark or completely yellow. 1.0–4.0 cm long, Its spikes are described as divaricate. The spikes can have one to two radial spikes 1 to 1.5 cm long.[4]
Adults
Full-grown specimens have also obovate or round cladodes grown up to 15–17 cm long and 10–12 cm wide. There are one to two white central spines with a brown tip which are 2.5-5.5 cm long. They are also described as being divaricated and subulate and with a white tip. There are one to three radial spines which are 0.5-3.5 cm long. The longest spines tend the squirm.[4]
Areoles
The areoles are white, rounded. Its dimensions are 3 to 4 mm white and 2 to 3 mm high. With some the Glochids are not clearly visible.[4]
Flowers
The flowers of the O. caracannana are 4.8 to 5 cm long. The perianth is 2.5 to 3 cm in diameter. The hypanthium is 3 cm in length.[4]
Fruits
Fruits of the O. caracannana are small and red.[4]
