Prickly Pete Cactus is a photograph by Peter Piatt which was uploaded on November 15th, 2013.
Prickly Pete Cactus
Though the formal name is not Prickly Pete I just named it after me after being pricked a few times. The formal name is Cylindropuntia leptocaulis,... more
by Peter Piatt
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Prickly Pete Cactus
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Peter Piatt
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Though the formal name is not "Prickly Pete" I just named it after me after being pricked a few times. The formal name is Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Opuntia leptocaulis, Christmas Cactus, Christmas Cholla, Pencil Cholla.
The flowers that bloom are 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and have narrow, point-tipped, shiny green tepals, green anther filaments, and a yellow style. The flowers are followed by bright red fruit dotted with bundles of cinnamon brown glochids (tiny areole spines). The colorful fruit remains on the plant throughout the winter, giving this cactus its festive Christmas color. The stems are slender, about 1/4 inch (6 mm) in diameter, green, and spiny near the stem tips with a single 2-inch (5 cm) long, golden brown spine on some of the areoles.
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