- Opuntia leucotricha
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Opuntia leucotricha 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Opuntioideae Tribe: Opuntieae Genus: Opuntia Species: O. leucotricha Binomial name Opuntia leucotricha Opuntia leucotricha is a tree-like cactus, growing up to 5 m tall. It occurs in the mountains of central Mexico, an endemic species. The platyclades have a thin fuzz of white hairs on their joints.
Common names are: Arborescent Prickly Pear, Aaron's beard cactus, semaphore cactus, and (in Spanish) Duraznillo blanco and Nopal blanco.
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