Beavertail Cactus

The Beavertail Cactus is found in southwest USA and northwest Mexico.

There is one subspecies and there are many varieties known to this species

• Opuntia basilaris subsp. whitneyana
• Opuntia basilaris var. albiflorus
• Opuntia basilaris var. aurea
• Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada
• Opuntia basilaris var. cordata
• Opuntia basilaris var. heilii
• Opuntia basilaris var. humistrata
• Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata
• Opuntia basilaris var. ramosa
• Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei
• Opuntia basilaris var. treleasii
• Opuntia basilaris var. whitneyana
• Opuntia basilaris var. woodburyi

This indicates that the species does vary a lot in its exterior.

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