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(c) Guillermo Debandi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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sulphur cactus

Opuntia sulphurea

Worldwide: 3,388 observations
Group: Plants

About

Opuntia sulpurea falls under the Opuntia, or prickly pear, genus within the family Cactaceae named such because of their round shape, green color, and long thick spines. Opuntia sulphurea is the widest spread of the Opuntia that can be found in and around Argentina, occupying mostly arid areas of the region from the plains in the Western portion of Argentina up to much higher altitudes on the Eastern side of the Andes mountain range. As a...

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