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Opuntia sulphurea Gillies ex Salm-Dyck
Hort. Dyck. 360 1834.
Family: CACTACEAE

Opuntia sulphurea Photo by: Diego Armentano
Purmamarca, Province of Jujuy, Argentina, 2325 metres above sea level.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia sulphurea Gillies ex Salm-Dyck
Hort. Dyck. 360 1834.
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia sulphurea subs. brachyacantha (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 133 1995.
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia sulphurea subs. spinibarbis (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 133 1995
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): penca, penquilla, penca chica

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Opuntia sulphurea group


26335 diegoe Diego Armentano
Pucara de Tilcara (Argentine province of Jujuy). Opuntia sulphurea growing on Trichocereus pasacana. Photo by: Diego Armentano
25595 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia sulphurea Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

27655 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Opuntia sulphurea Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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