How To Use Opuntia In A Sentence
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The principal species are xerophytic and include the cactus species Bursera graveolens, Croton scouleri, Brachycereus nesioticus, Jasminocereus thouarsii (R) and Opuntia echios ssp.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador
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The nopal (or prickly pear) cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica, is native to the United States and grown widely on the African continent, Mexico and other developing countries.
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Water movement and diel cycles of internal water distribution between water-storage hydrenchyma and photosynthetic chlorenchyma has also been demonstrated for A. deserti, Ferocactus acanthodes and Opuntia ficus-indica.
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Opuntia robusta var. robusta is a perennial shrubby cactus with a poorly defined trunk made up of thick, orbicular, bluish-green cladodes.
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Halimeda opuntia and Dictyota species occur on the fore reef and the intermediate reef.
Coral reefs in Florida
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Residential development on bajadas is eliminating the habitat of bajadas-dependent species such as cholla cacti (Opuntia) and columnar cacti such as saguaro.
Sonoran desert
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His graying mustache bristled like the spine needles of the opuntia cactus.
Their Dogs Came With Them
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Turtle looked up at the darkness between the wire lines and clothespins and observed the shadow play of the beavertail opuntia cactus on the sheets and thought perhaps they had, the nopal and she, something in common.
Their Dogs Came With Them
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The spines grow from an areole covered with glochids, which are tiny, barbed spines characteristic of all Opuntia.
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The cochineal is a parasite of cacti of the genus opuntia, from which it has been harvested in South America since pre-Columbian times.
MAKE Magazine
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Olea fragrans oleander oleaster onion opuntia orange, culture of
Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
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Cane cactus (Opuntia arborescens) — Cane or whip cactus (also known as cholla, candelabrum cactus, prickly pear, etc.) is scattered over the entire Chaco area.
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :
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Species of Cylindropuntia and Opuntia cactus have a wide range of morphologies from tall, tree-like forms to procumbent forms.
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Coastal wetlands are also characteristic of this ecoregion, and near the first foothills of the western range there are some arid, rocky scrublands with abrupt relief, where columnar, candelabra and opuntia cacti typically grow.
Sechura desert
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There are however abundant columnar and arborescent cacti including Opuntia excelsa, Pachycereus spp.,
Jalisco dry forests
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In another group, represented by _Opuntia_ (fig. 1), the flowers are rotate, that is to say, the long tube is replaced by a very short one.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
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It's hard to tell because of the lush growth, but this is actually wall planted with all sorts of horticultural delights: even an opuntia!
Powell Gardens, part 1 « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog
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The spines grow from an areole covered with glochids, which are tiny, barbed spines characteristic of all Opuntia.
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Known in English as the "prickly pear" cactus, this member of the opuntia genus produces the vegetable called nopal, sometimes referred to as "cactus paddles" in the Southwestern United States, and the fruit called tuna.
Cooking with Cactus: Nopales Cactus
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In view of the need to exploit saline water resources in agriculture in arid zones, we investigated the salt tolerance of Opuntia ficus-indica in plants growing in solution culture.
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Another kind of opuntia fruit, this one tastes sour and is used as a seasoning in certain meat stews, especially mole de olla.
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit
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Experiments reported herein focused on cladodes of O. ficusindica and stem segments of O. parryi var. parryi (cylindropuntia).
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Examples of these endemic cacti are the lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) and prickly pear cacti (Opuntia echios and O. helleri).
Galápagos Islands xeric scrub
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Typically cited are triangular shapes on the tortoises 'shells, the occasional purple coloring of nopal coyotillo (Opuntia violacea), and the large size of human individuals in the Zone.
The Zone Of Silence of nothern Mexico - scientific marvel or just fiction?
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LERICI, C.R. and CAPELLA, P. (1976) Caratteri chimici del fico dlndia (Cactus opuntia).
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