Opuntia basilaris
Opuntia basilar in the Mojave Desert
Opuntia basilar is a flowering plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet basilar means coming from the bottom, here: branched from the base '.
Description
Opuntia basilar grows bushy and forms dense low pad grows to a height of up to 50 centimeters and a width of up to 2 meters. The reverse- egg-shaped to round to oblong to wedge-shaped engine segments are blue-green and often have a purple tint. You are feinsamtig and 5 to 20 inches long, 4 to 10 inches wide and up to 1.5 inches thick. The round usually wear brown areoles glochids that are up to 3 millimeters long. Spines usually absent.
The cherry-red to yellow, rarely white, flowers reach a length and a diameter of 5 to 7.5 centimeters. The green and dry when ripe, fruits are thornless. They have a length of 2.5 to 3 centimeters and a diameter of 1.5 to 2.2 centimeters.
Systematics and distribution
Opuntia basilar artery is common in the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah, as well as in the neighboring Mexican state of Sonora. The first description was in 1856 by George Engelmann and John Milton Bigelow.
There are four varieties:
- Opuntia var basilar basilar
- Opuntia basilar var brachyclada ( Griffiths ) Munz
- Opuntia basilar var longiareolata ( Clover & Jotter ) LDBenson
- Opuntia basilar var treleasei ( JMCoult. ) JMCoult. ex Toumey
Use
The Shoshone set from inside the shoots of Opuntia basilar forth a poultice and use it for cuts and wounds for the pain.