Opuntia aurantiaca Gillies ex Lindl. is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Opuntia aurantiaca Gillies ex Lindl.
Opuntia aurantiaca is a low-growing prickly pear cactus native to parts of Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
Opuntia aurantiaca Gillies ex Lindl. rarely grows over 0.5 meters in height, though it may reach up to 2 meters when it has standing support. Individual plants can produce 100 or more cladodes, each measuring 5 to 20 centimeters long and 1 to 3 centimeters wide. This species is native to Argentina (specifically the regions of Buenos Aires and Entre Rios), Uruguay, and Paraguay.
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Pelecyphora emskoetteriana (Quehl) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez
Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.
Mammillaria hahniana Werderm.
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Mammillaria nivosa Link ex Pfeiff.
Parodia ottonis (Lehm.) N.P.Taylor
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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