Flower; Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain; 10/2005 © Jörn Germer
Stem segment; Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain; 10/2005 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain; 10/2005 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 121 Date of entry: 11.10.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Caryophyllales (124)
Family: Cactaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Opuntia (5)
Epithet: bravoana E.M. Baxter (1)
bravoana => in honor of Dr. Helia Bravo Hollis (1901-2001), Mexican well-known cactus specialist
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: red, yellow
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