Tall Pricklypear (Opuntia elatior)
Opuntia elatior is a prickly pear cactus with flattened green cladodes and strong yellowish spines. It produces yellow-orange flowers and edible, reddish fruits.
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Synonyms
Cactus elatior (Mill.) Willd.
Cactus humilis Haw.
Cactus nigricans Haw.
Cactus polyanthos (DC.) Sims
Cactus pseudococcinillifer Bertol. ex DC.
Opuntia bergeriana F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger
Opuntia boldinghii Britton & Rose
Opuntia coccinea Pfeiff.
Opuntia flexibilis Pfeiff.
Opuntia horrida Salm-Dyck ex DC.
Opuntia humilis Haw.
Opuntia maidenii Griffiths
Opuntia megalantha Griffiths
Opuntia multiflora G.Nicholson
Opuntia nigricans (Haw.) Haw.
Opuntia polyanthos (DC.) Haw.
Opuntia pseudotuna Salm-Dyck
Opuntia spinaurea Karw. ex Salm-Dyck
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderCaryophyllales
- familyCactaceae
- genusOpuntia
- speciesOpuntia elatior