Opuntia guatemalensis — a medium houseplant
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Opuntia guatemalensis

Opuntia Guatemalensis

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Opuntia guatemalensis, commonly known as the Guatemalan prickly pear, is a species of prickly pear cactus in the family Cactaceae. It was described by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose, who had written multiple journals about the Cactaceae family throughout 1919–1923, in which the genus Opuntia was included.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Opuntia
Family
Cactaceae
PLATES
Opuntia guatemalensis flower
PLATE 01 · flower
Opuntia guatemalensis bark
PLATE 02 · bark
Opuntia guatemalensis habit
PLATE 03 · habit
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