Alfilerillo, Tasajillo, Cola del Diablo
Scientific Name: Pereskiopsis deguetii (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose
Synonym: Opuntia digueti, Opuntia diguetii, Pereskiopsis diguetii, Pereskiopsis velutina
Family: Cactaceae
Pereskiopsis deguetii, in Britton and Rose's 'The Cactaceae'
Origin: Midwestern Mexico
Growth Habits: Shrub, around 5 feet tall (1.5 m), reddish stems with woolly areoles; young hair white, turning black as it ages; few brown glochids; leaves 0.8 to 2.4 inches long (2 to 6 cm); 1 to 4 blackish spines, up to 3 inches long (7 cm)
Blooming Habits:
Yellow flowers, 1.2 to 3 inches long (7 cm), followed by yellow to red, hairy fruit, 1.2 inches long (3 cm); white seeds, 0.2 inch wide.
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