Opuntia engelmannii

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Opuntia engelmannii f. linguiformis
[= Opuntia linguiformis
& Opuntia lindheimeri var. linguiformis
& Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis]

"Cow tongue" "Lengua de la vaca"

    This popular cultivar was originally collected near San Antonio by David Griffiths around 1906.
    It is believed to be either some sort of a hybrid or a mutant as it has never been re-encountered except as individuals that have 'escaped' from cultivation.
    While often flowering and fruiting profusely, it is reported to be sterile and is entirely reproduced vegetatively.
    Benson preserved it as a variety of lindheimeri, Parfitt & Pinkava regarding it to be a variety of engelmannii, but it seems doubtful it should be regarded as more than a cultivar or form of engelmannii var. lindheimeri.

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This popular cultivar was originally collected near San Antonio by David Griffiths around 1906. It is believed to be either some sort of a hybrid or a mutant as it has never been re-encountered except as individuals that have 'escaped' from cultivation. While often flowering and fruiting profusely, it is reported to be sterile and is entirely reproduced vegetatively. Benson preserved it as a variety of lindheimeri, Parfitt & Pinkava regarding it to be a variety of engelmannii, but it seems doubtful it should be regarded as more than a cultivar or form of engelmannii var. lindheimeri.
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