Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt

Navajo bridge pricklypear (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Opuntia > Opuntia polyacantha

Characteristics

Stem segments narrowly to broadly obovate, 10-27 × 7-18 cm; areoles 8-11 per diagonal row across midstem segment, 12-30 mm apart. Spines in most areoles, of 2 kinds: major spines 1-5 per areole, down curved, ascending near stem segment apex, pink-gray or basal 2/3 brown to black, the longest 45-150 mm; minor spines 3-8 per areole, deflexed, white to gray, 60-220 cm (spine clusters easily detached in preparing specimens). Fruits stout; areoles 18-24, most bearing 3-12 spines, 8-17 mm. 2n = 66.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Distribution

Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii world distribution map, present in United States of America

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WFO ID wfo-0001266532
COL ID 5QD9B
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Synonyms

Opuntia nicholii Opuntia hystricina var. nicholii Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii