A trio of market Opuntiads...

Well, the Mornington market strikes again...

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a handful of plants including these three Opuntias. Now, I'm fairly sure that #3 is Opuntia subulata monstrose... and if anyone could confirm this, that would be handy as I'm eager to try using it as a novel grafting stock as documented in this thread. However, numbers 1 and 2 are a bit of a mystery to me. I'll be honest, beyond IDing microdasys and getting speared by tunicata, I'm pretty useless at Opuntias.

Here we go...

#1


#2


#3



Thanks again.

Hmm Opuntia can be tricky...their form varies greatly depending on environment.

1. I dunno but it's the same as one of mine labeled Prickly Pear.

2. Opuntia Compressa ??

3. Definetly Opuntia Subulata Monstrose

I highly recommend grafting something onto that Opuntia Subulata, I'm looking forward to experimenting with mine too.

I think you got some good finds there Lachy...

i think #2 is an O.monacantha monstrose.

Nice score mate,healthy looking specimens.I have several opuntia which i only know the name of one , microdasys.One day when i figure out how to upload photos ill like to ask for ids from yall. And can someone please explain the pronounciation of opuntia? Is it said { Op-oon-tee-ah} or is it {Oh-punsha} just wondering if you could spell it the way it sounds , then i will remember always cheers.

I pronounce it Oh-pun-tee-uh

The one in the first pic is "Chenille Prickly Pear" or Opuntia aciculata.

Nice trio.

CP

trigonus wrote:

I pronounce it Oh-pun-tee-uh

same here. some pronounce it 'Op-oon-tee-uh'.

Cheers for that, mate. For four bucks each, I'm certainly happy with them!