CUMULOPUNTIA

Autor: Ritter • ETYMOLOGY “Pile or heap of Opuntias”, referring to the mound-shaped (or compact cushions) that the plants of this genus form in habitat. • DESCRIPTION A genus of low-growing plants branching laterally or at the apex, with more or less compact, segmented stems, spherical, ellipsoid or egg-shaped segments, forming usually very spiny cushions. Tuberous…