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• Cholla Cactus: Genus Opuntia

  http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/may/papr/chollas.html
  Cholla is a name for various shrubby cacti of this genus with cylindrical stems composed of segmented joints. Photographs and information on several species.

• Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus: Opuntia humifusa

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/osterbri_sara/
  Student project including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.

• Genus Opuntia

  http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/opuntia.html
  Description of the genus and its species in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona. Includes illustrations.

• Looking at a Cactus with the QX5 Microscope

  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug06/rb-qx5.html
  Rudolf Baumueller turns his microscope on the cactus, Opuntia, and produces a photographic study of the plant.

• Opuntia

  http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Opuntia.html
  Images and brief information on many species.

• Opuntia

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Opuntia/
  E-mail group for anyone interested in the propagation of cacti, especially the genus Opuntia.

• Opuntia

  http://www.cactus-mall.com/pictures/opuntia.html
  Images of O. weberi and O. bigelowii.

• Opuntia arenaria - Dune Pricklypear

  http://nmrareplants.unm.edu/rarelist_single.php?SpeciesID=122
  Image, description, and range of this rare plant in New Mexico.

• Opuntia basilaris

  http://www.desertusa.com/april96/du_beavtail.html
  Description of the Beavertail Cactus and information on its habitat and range, with several photographs.

• Opuntia cholla

  http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/desertecology/choimag2.htm#top
  Information and photographs of the Chain Link Cholla growing in the desert regions of Baja California.

• Opuntia dillenii

  http://www.ecosystema.ru/08nature/world/52ten/031e.htm
  Photograph of a fine plant in Tenerife, laden with fruit.

• Opuntia ficus-indica

  http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0116-1.html
  image

• Opuntia fragilis

  http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/198502292.html
  General information and classification.

• Opuntia fulgida

  http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/may/papr/du_chaincholla.html
  All about the Chain Fruit Cholla, description, photograph, range, habitat and scientific and common names.

• Opuntia humifusa

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/cactus/opuhum/all.html
  Species summary from the USDA Forest Service.

• Opuntia leptocaulis

  http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/dec/papr/xmascactus.html
  Photograph and description of the Desert Christmas Cactus and information on its habitat and range.

• Opuntia leptocaulis - Desert Christmas Cactus

  http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/christmascactus.html
  Images from Arizona.

• Opuntia linguiformis

  http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/1053-1.html
  image

• Opuntia microdasys

  http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/198502330.html
  General information and classification.

• Opuntia phaeacantha - Desert Prickly Pear

  http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/desertpricklypear.html
  Images from Arizona.

• Opuntia polycantha

  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/cactus/opupol/all.html
  Species summary from the USDA Forest Service.

• Opuntia schumannii

  http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0118-1.html
  image

• Opuntia stricta

  http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0119-1.html
  image

• Opuntia stricta

  http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Opuntia_stricta.htm
  Taxonomy, description and photograph of this prickly pear growing in Florida.

• Opuntia tomentosa

  http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0120-1.html
  image

• Opuntia viridiflora - Santa Fe Cholla

  http://nmrareplants.unm.edu/rarelist_single.php?SpeciesID=61
  Description, image, and range of this rare plant in New Mexico.

• Prickly Pear Cactus

  http://www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pa/du_prkpear.html
  Information on these cacti with photographs and descriptions of several species found in Arizona.

 

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