Plant 10 Opuntia basilaris
Beavertail Cactus
Opuntia basilaris
| Plant Growth Form | Shrub |
| Native distribution : | Southwest USA, Mexico |
| Maximum Height : | 0.3 m to 0.6 m |
Description :
Growth Form: Succulent with pad-like stems, usually growing up to 0.3 m tall.
Stems:Pad-like, bluish to greyish stems are covered by white to brown, wooly areoles (a small area on a cactus that produces spines, glochids, hairs, flowers or fruits). The areoles lack spines, but have small, reddish brown glochids.
Ethnobotanical Uses :
None