Opuntia zamudioi

Botanical Description

Opuntia zamudioi is a spiny, succulent, shrubby cactus with segmented stems; it has an upright to spreading habit, growing up to 250cm tall. Individul stem segments are 20 - 26cm long and 13 - 15cm wide. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, the fruits often being traded in local markets. One of several sources of the popular Mexican fruit 'xoconostle'[ 2003 Title Opuntia tezontepecana, una Nueva Especie de Cactaceae del Estado de Hidalgo, México Publication Novon 23; 157-161 2014 Author Gallegos C. & Scheinvar L. Website http://10.3417/2010107 Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description ].