Opuntia laevis (Spineless prickly pear)

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Opuntia laevis J.M. Coult.

Spineless prickly pear, tulip pricklypear

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Cactaceae	Succulent (water-storing) plants, often spiny
Genus	Opuntia	Prickly pears
Species	laevis	Smooth, free from hairs or roughness

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The spineless prickly pear often lacks spines on the lower portion of each pad.

Identification: I cannot find any information about this cactus online. See this Opuntia comparison table.

1. Flowering joint of Opuntia laevis. 2. Flowering joint of Opuntia dillenii. 3. Upper part of flowering joint of Opuntia aciculate. By Mary Emily Eaton. Scanned by Daniel Schweich. From Britton, Nathaniel Lord, Rose, J. N., The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family, Press of Gibson Brothers, 1919, p. Vol. I, Plate XXVIII..

Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. laevis (J.M. Coult.) L.D. Benson

Opuntia laevis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
≈ 15 × 10" (37 × 24 cm) ID is uncertain

5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
≈ 9 × 6' (2.8 × 1.8 m) ID is uncertain

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