Blind Pricklypear (Opuntia rufida)
Opuntia rufida is a prickly pear cactus from the Chihuahuan Desert. Its bluish-green pads bear dense, reddish-brown, velvety glochids, no spines. It bears yellow flowers.
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Synonyms
Opuntia herrfeldtii Kupper
Opuntia lubrica Griffiths
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderCaryophyllales
- familyCactaceae
- genusOpuntia
- speciesOpuntia rufida