Violet Pricklypear (Opuntia gosseliniana)
Opuntia gosseliniana, a Sonoran Desert cactus, forms low clumps of bluish-green, flattened pads with reddish-brown glochids and sparse large spines. Yellow flowers.
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Synonyms
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose
Opuntia shreveana C.Z.Nelson
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderCaryophyllales
- familyCactaceae
- genusOpuntia
- speciesOpuntia gosseliniana