Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada

(Griffiths) Munz

Man. S. Calif. Bot., 599. 1935.

Common names: Little beavertail pricklypear
Basionym: Opuntia brachyclada Griffiths
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 145.
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Stem segments decumbent, little flattened, oblong to narrowly spatulate, cylindric to clublike, 5–13 × 1.5–5 cm; areoles 4–6 (–7) per diagonal row across midstem segment, circular. Spines absent. Fruits spineless. 2n = 22.


Habitat: Slopes of chaparral, oak-pine woodlands
Elevation: 1200-1800 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.