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savannahssucculentgarden

I have mostly houseplants and cacti. I'm a beginner doing constant research, trying not to kill anything. USDA zones 8a and 8b.

Opuntia ellisiana

  • Season Icon Mid SummerMid Summer 2019
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savannahssucculentgarden

I know it's opuntia, but I'd like to find out what it is specifically. #cactus-id-help #cactusid #plantid #opuntia-id

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plantobsessions

Elie's genius could probably help you out, she knows a lot about cacti ☺💖 @ElieM

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ElieM

@savannahssucculentgarden looks to me like an Opuntia ellisiana a.k.a spineless prickly pear cactus

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ElieM

@plantobsessions thank you for ur kind words 😊 Im a He though, french pronounced name, different from the english pronunciation

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plantobsessions

Pardon meeeee 🙊😮😫 good to know!! LOL 🙈❤❤❤❤ @ElieM

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ElieM

@plantobsessions no bother im quite used to it where I live 😁

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savannahssucculentgarden

@ElieM Is it supposed to be literally spineless? It does have some tiny prickly hairs from some of the areoles, but not most of them. Thank you, btw, for coming to help!

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ElieM

@savannahssucculentgarden a cactus is never truly without spines even the nude ones like these. But just search a standard Opuntia and u will see the difference, the normal spines of Opuntias. This one doesnt have the micro small ones like Opuntia microdasys nor the bigger ones. What I did is essentially giving u a scientific name that u can research on google and browse through to be convinced, or not.

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