| Scientific Name | Opuntia lindheimeri | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Cactus ( Cactacea ) | ||||||||||||
| Cuplike flower - thick spiny plant
Large oval to elliptical pads with usually 1-2 yellowish to red-brown spines per spine cluster. Sometimes nearly spineless. Spines flattened near base. Stems in massive, sprawling, right-angled chains. Flower: Cuplike flower of translucent lemon yellow petals. Sometimes orangish or red. Ovary barrel or cone-shaped. Highly variable species. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 128 | |||||||||||||
February - June
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