Grusonia schottii (Engelm.) H.Rob.

Big bend pricklypear (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Grusonia

Characteristics

Shrubs, forming mats, 7.5-9 cm. Roots diffuse. Stem segments clavate, (2-)3.5-6.5 × (1.5-)2-3 cm; tubercles 8-20 mm, 1-3.5 times longer than wide, not or little obscured by spines; areoles 2.5-4 mm in diam.; wool white to yellowish. Spines 11-17 per areole, mostly in distal areoles, spreading to deflexed, white, tan, or red-brown, longest 3-7 cm; major 3 abaxial spines divergent or deflexed, tan to brown, flattened to angular-flattened, sharp edged; major 2-3 adaxial spines ascending-divergent, red-brown, subterete to angular-flattened. Glochids adaxial in areole, yellowish white to yellow, to 7 mm. Flowers: inner tepals bright yellow, ± 20 mm; filaments yellow; style cream; stigma lobes cream or tinged pink. Fruits yellow, cylindric to ellipsoid, 30-50 × 10-30 mm, fleshy, spineless (sometimes with 3-6 white or red spines to 6 mm), yellow glochidiate; areoles 25-35. Seeds yellowish white to yellow, 4.5-5 × 3.5 mm, smooth. 2n = 44.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Images

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Distribution

Grusonia schottii world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Grusonia schottii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000710651
COL ID 8S4YB
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Synonyms

Grusonia schottii Corynopuntia schottii Opuntia schottii Cylindropuntia schottii