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Giant Prickly Pear Cactus - Tuna gigante

Opuntia echios var. gigantea

Photo by NeilDazet
Published on Project Noah
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-0.742063, -90.3022

Field Notes

Description:

Very tall, tree-like. These and the Candelabras seemed to dominate the higher parts of the landscape near the Charles Darwin Research Station.

Reference Links:

Opuntia, CDF Galapagos Species Checklists - Opuntia echios var. gigantea

Species ID Suggestions

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus - Tuna gigante

Opuntia echios var. gigantea

Reference Link
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos
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Comments (1)
NeilDazet
Thank you for the ID, CDF. I've updated this spotting with the correct information.

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Galapagos Biodiversity
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PublishedNovember 16, 2013

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