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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Opuntia monacantha f. monstruosa
(monstrose form)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Opuntia monacantha f. monstruosa
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
仙人掌属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Opuntia monacanthaSN|19862]]SN|19862]] f. monstruosa is an odd shrubby or tree-like plant that forms wonderfully tortured shapes usually less than 50 cm tall, but occasionally up to 2 or more metres tall. To many it looks stretched or etiolated due to lack of light, but its actually a monstrous form of the common Prickly Pear cactus.
Flowers
Miniature red flowers.
Stem
Flattened green covered in tiny hair spines.