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Endangered
CITES App. II
Opuntia mesacantha var. macrorhiza
Opuntia mesacantha var. macrorhiza
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Opuntia mesacantha var. macrorhiza
Author
(Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
Chinese genus
仙人掌属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Leaves
Usually bluish-green and over 7 mm long.
Description
Plants form spreading mats of chains of joints, rooting where they touch soil. Without tuberous central taproot.
Flowers
Usually pale yellow, often red in center, petals usually spreading widely.
Spines
Mostly three or fewer per areole, mostly only in upper areoles.
Stem
Joints with mostly six or fewer areoles per diagonal row acrossjoint.