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	Opuntia macrorhiza  ENGELM.

Fam.: Cactaceae / Cactus Fam.

Genus:  Opuntia  MILL.

Authors:
	ENGELM.:		Georg Engelmann (1809 - 1884), German physician and botanist who worked in the USA
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener

Etymology:
	Opuntia:		Greek plant name
	macrorhiza:		with large root

Fig. 1:  Opuntia macrorhiza / Plains Prickly Pear, Delicate Prickly Pear D Falkenstein 26.6.2023

Fig. 2:  Opuntia macrorhiza / Plains Prickly Pear, Delicate Prickly Pear D Falkenstein 26.6.2023

Fig. 3:  Opuntia macrorhiza / Plains Prickly Pear, Delicate Prickly Pear D Falkenstein 26.6.2023

Fig. 4:  Opuntia macrorhiza / Plains Prickly Pear, Delicate Prickly Pear D Falkenstein 26.6.2023

Fig. 5:  Opuntia macrorhiza / Plains Prickly Pear, Delicate Prickly Pear D Falkenstein 26.6.2023

Fig. 6:  Opuntia macrorhiza / Plains Prickly Pear, Delicate Prickly Pear D Falkenstein 26.6.2023

Fig. 7:  Opuntia macrorhiza / Plains Prickly Pear, Delicate Prickly Pear D Falkenstein 26.6.2023

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