Opuntia elatior

French prickle cactus

Mill. 1768 - Gard. dict. ed. 8: <I>Opuntia</I> no. 4. 1768


Specifications

S. Caribbean, Costa Rica to Venezuela

Height: unknown cm average

Growth habit: unknown

Duration: unknown

Edible part(s): unknown

unknown, unknown flowers
unknown, unknown, unknown foliage
unknown, unknown fruits

Growing

Light: unknown

Atmospheric Humidity: unknown

Ph: Best between unknown and unknown

Precipitations: Best between unknown and unknown

Temperature: Best between unknown°C and unknown°C


Soil

Soil humidity: unknown

Soil nutriments: unknown

Soil salinity: unknown

Soil texture: unknown


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Distributions

Native: Colombia, Costa Rica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Introduced: Assam, Bangladesh, Canary Is., East Himalaya, India, Kenya, Morocco, Myanmar, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Society Is., South Australia, Spain, St.Helena, Tunisia, Victoria, Western Australia


Synonyms

Cactus humilis Haw.

Opuntia flexibilis Pfeiff.

Opuntia polyantha (Sims) Haw.

Opuntia spinaurea Karw. ex Salm-Dyck

Opuntia ledienii A.Berger

Opuntia coccinea Pfeiff.

Opuntia horrida Salm-Dyck ex DC.

Cactus polyanthos Sims

Cactus tuna var. major Roxb.

Opuntia pseudotuna Salm-Dyck

Opuntia tuna var. manse Orcutt

Opuntia tuna var. cubaguensis Gentry

Cactus tuna var. flava Sims

Cactus tuna var. elatior (Mill.) Sims

Cactus pseudococcinillifer Bertol. ex DC.

Opuntia nigricans (Haw.) Haw.

Opuntia boldinghii Britton & Rose

Opuntia maidenii Griffiths

Opuntia megalantha Griffiths

Cactus tuna var. nigricans (Haw.) Sims

Opuntia multiflora G.Nicholson

Opuntia bergeriana F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger

Cactus elatior (Mill.) Willd.

Opuntia humilis Haw.