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Opuntia johnsonii
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 29(1): 22, 1957. Norn, inval. (Art. 36.1).
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Opuntia quitensis
Dict. Hort. [Bois] 894 1898.

Opuntia johnsonii Photo by: Diego Armentano
It has pads reminiscent of Opuntia catingicola, but smaller, and produces, orange tubular flowers, which are all embedded in a flattened joint, replacing the pericarpel. These flowers, that don't seem quite open, come from the extremity of the pads, one per pad.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Opuntia quitensis F.A.C.Weber
Dict. Hort. [Bois] 894 1898.
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Red Buttons, Red button opuntia, Red Buttons Opuntia
SPANISH (Español): pencho, tunilla

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Opuntia quitensis group

  • Opuntia johnsonii: has small pads with orange tubular flowers, which come from the extremity of the pads, one per pad. Distribution: Northern Peru-Ecuador frontier zone.
  • Opuntia quitensis F.A.C.Weber

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Opuntia johnsonii Photo by: Diego Armentano
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