Micropuntia pulchella (Engelm.) M.P.Griff.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Micropuntia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.125-0.175m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.18
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Micropuntia pulchella unspecified picture

Distribution

Micropuntia pulchella world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Micropuntia pulchella threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000378334
COL ID 435BG
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Synonyms

Micropuntia wiegandii Opuntia gracilicylindrica Opuntia wiegandii Opuntia brachyrhopalica Opuntia pygmaea Opuntia tuberculosirhopalica Opuntia spectatissima Opuntia barkleyana Corynopuntia pulchella Grusonia pulchella Micropuntia tuberulosirhopalica Micropuntia barkleyana Micropuntia brachyrhopalica Micropuntia spectatissima Opuntia pulchella Micropuntia gracilicylindrica Micropuntia pygmaea Micropuntia tuberculosirhopalica Micropuntia pulchella Micropuntia pulchella subsp. gracilicylindrica