A hairy appearing Opuntia
A hairy appearing Opuntia
Doesn't look like the "Snow Prickly Pear" I've seen recently, the spines eventually grow into a big mat that looks more gray with age. Any idea what kind it might be?
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Re: A hairy appearing Opuntia
I think I found the type on Opuntiads.com. I think it looks most like the Opuntia diploursina, just in case anyone else has one like this and might be wondering!
Re: A hairy appearing Opuntia
Possibly the one they used to call "The Grizzly Bear Cactus" Harrison, originally called Opuntia ursina (ursine means like a bear). However it keeps being moved around and is usually lumped under Opuntia erinacea or polyacantha as either a variety or sometimes just a form these days
http://www.americansouthwest.net/plants ... nacea.html
Evidently spine length varies, but mine has spines like this:-
https://cactiguide.com/graphics/o_polyacantha_600.jpg
Whether Opuntia diploursina is the same (as it has ursina in the name + diploid) I do not know since you evidently need to be a chemist to find out if the plant is diploid or tetraploid.
https://www.opuntiads.com/opuntia-diploursina/
https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33578
http://www.americansouthwest.net/plants ... nacea.html
Evidently spine length varies, but mine has spines like this:-
https://cactiguide.com/graphics/o_polyacantha_600.jpg
Whether Opuntia diploursina is the same (as it has ursina in the name + diploid) I do not know since you evidently need to be a chemist to find out if the plant is diploid or tetraploid.
https://www.opuntiads.com/opuntia-diploursina/
https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33578
Re: A hairy appearing Opuntia
Good information, I feel like mine may need some trimming and may have outgrown it's pot. Looks like it can be an attractive plant...