Opuntia duranguensis, with edible acidic peel, high productivity, early season. Origin: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Chapingo, Mexico by N.A. Gallegos-Luevano. Selected from wild population of crasicaule scrub; tested as O-378; selected 2010; CNVV (Mexican National Catalog of Plant Varieties): XOC-029-290212; Feb. 2012. Tree: Fruit: small, 57.85 g; spherical; external coloration uniform medium red at maturity; internal peel red with greenish tonalities, 11.3 mm thick, typical of xoconostle; ratio of internal peel weight to total weight high, 85.77%; acidic, pH 3.45; funiculus pink, dry and insipid, 6.63 °Brix; ripens in February, one year after flowering in Zacatecas, central northern Mexico; fruit can remain on the plant 6 months after maturation. Plant: small, with bushy growth habit; cladodes broad obovate, medium green; 4-5 spines in the areola; central spine short, 11.1 mm, semi-erect, white and brittle.
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