Opuntia azurea
| Opuntia azurea | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. azurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia azurea | |
Opuntia azurea (purple prickly pear or coyotillo) is a long-spined prickly pear that is native to a variety of habitats, including desert, mountain grasslands, and slopes in the Big Bend region of Texas and in the states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, and Zacatecas in Mexico. It flowers from March to May, with bright yellow flowers with red centres which produce red/purple fruits.[1] Opuntia azurea forms sprawling clusters, two to three feet high.[2]
Its subspecies include:[3]
- O. azurea aureispina
- O. azurea discolor
- O. azurea azurea
- O. azurea diplopurpurea
- O. azurea parva.
- O. azurea arueispina
References
- ↑ A. Michael Powell; James F. Weedin (15 November 2004). Cacti of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas. Texas Tech University Press. pp. 130–141. ISBN 978-0-89672-531-7. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ The American South West
- ↑ Texas Cacti: Purple Prickly Pear
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