Introduction
Opuntia puberula Hort. Bindob. ex Pfeiff. is a medium-sized Mexican species that is widespread. It is grown in gardens in southern California. The IUCN Red List reports,
This is a widespread species in western Mexico and Guatemala (Hunt et al. 2006). It is known from the Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, and Sinaloa (Hernández et al. 2004). However, the specific distribution of this species is unknown due to taxonomic uncertainty…
The species is unusual because it holds its cladodes horizontally and because it can grow in shade.
Links
O. puberula at Tropicos
O. puberula at the Plant List
O. puberula at IPNI
