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Mirror orchid
Ophrys speculum Link
Ophrys speculum Link, the mirror orchid, is a Mediterranean terrestrial orchid p…
Early Spider-orchid
Ophrys sphegodes Mill.
Ophrys sphegodes Mill. (early spider orchid) is a European spider-mimicking orch…
Sawfly Orchid
Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd.
Ophrys tenthredinifera, the sawfly orchid, is an unsubdivided Mediterranean terr…
carmel bee-orchid
Ophrys umbilicata Desf.
Ophrys umbilicata Desf. is a small perennial orchid that grows in open Mediterra…
Awned Panick Grass
Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv.
This is a detailed morphological description of the grass species Oplismenus com…
Basket Grass
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.
Oplismenus hirtellus is a low-growing grass with crimped leaves, sticky purple a…
wavyleaf basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) P.Beauv.
Oplismenus undulatifolius is a shade-tolerant perennial grass that serves as a f…
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq.
Oplopanax horridus, or devil's club, is a spiny North American shrub with docume…
beach prickly pear
Opuntia anahuacensis Griffiths
Opuntia anahuacensis is a short shrubby cactus with distinctive necked obovate c…
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina Small
Opuntia austrina is a South Florida prickly pear cactus that grows yellow flower…
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia basilaris is a small prickly pear cactus native to the southwestern US a…
Opuntia caracassana Salm-Dyck
Opuntia caracassana Salm-Dyck
Opuntia caracassana is a yellow-flowered cactus that grows up to 1m tall, found …
Pancake Pricklypear
Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia chlorotica is a bluish-green bushy or erect cactus native to the southwe…
Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.
Opuntia cochenillifera is a hummingbird-pollinated cactus possibly originally en…
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Opuntia dillenii is a prickly pear species native to tropical and subtropical Am…
Riverina pear
Opuntia elata Link & Otto
Opuntia elata is a fast-growing branching prickly pear cactus with orange to yel…
Engelmann's Pricklypear
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm.
Opuntia engelmannii is a shrubby North American prickly pear cactus native to dr…
Indian fig opuntia
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Opuntia ficus-indica is a succulent prickly pear cactus cultivated for edible fr…
Brittle Pricklypear
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Opuntia fragilis is a small, prostrate cactus native to western and midwestern N…
Galápagos Pricklypear
Opuntia galapageia Hensl.
Opuntia galapageia is a cactus species endemic to the Galápagos Islands, with on…
Violet Pricklypear
Opuntia gosseliniana F.A.C.Weber
Opuntia gosseliniana is a prickly pear cactus with colored pads, yellow or red b…
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Opuntia humifusa, the eastern prickly pear, is a cold-tolerant low-growing cactu…
Opuntia hyptiacantha F.A.C.Weber
Opuntia hyptiacantha F.A.C.Weber
Opuntia hyptiacantha F.A.C.Weber is a tree-like prickly pear cactus native to a …
Arborescent Pricklypear
Opuntia leucotricha DC.
Opuntia leucotricha is a tree-like cactus endemic to Mexican mountains that is i…
