Opuntia auberi Pfeiff. is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Opuntia auberi Pfeiff.
Opuntia auberi Pfeiff. is a tree-like cactus that reaches 3–8+ m tall, with pink flowers up to 9 cm long.
Opuntia auberi Pfeiff. grows as a tree, reaching heights of 3 to 8 meters or more. Its branches grow from the trunk at right angles. The trunk is cylindrical, brown, and bears glochidia. The cladodes (segmented branches) are blue-green to gray-green, growing as large segments up to 30 centimeters long. The flowers are pink, and grow up to 9 centimeters long.
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Ferocactus chrysacanthus (Orcutt) Britton & Rose
Cereus aethiops Haw.
Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchica (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson
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Ferocactus mathssonii (Berge ex K.Schum.) N.P.Taylor
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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