Opuntia fuliginosa
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| Opuntia fuliginosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. fuliginosa |
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| Opuntia fuliginosa Griffiths | |
Opuntia fuliginosa is a species of prickly pear cactus found in the Sonoran Desert in Mexico.[1]
The plant grows in a tree-like manner reaching up to 4 meters tall. Trunks are woody and the stems are segmented, with individual segments (cladodes or pads) around 15–20 cm long. Glochids are present within the areoles and fruits. Fruits are red and obovoid to spindle shaped, bearing many glochids.[2]
