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29d. Opuntia basilaris Engelmann & J. M. Bigelow var. brachyclada (Griffiths) Munz, Man. S. Calif. Bot. 599. 1935.
Little beavertail pricklypear
Opuntia brachyclada Griffiths, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 25. 1914
Stem segments decumbent, little flattened, oblong to narrowly spatulate, cylindric to clublike, 5-13 × 1.5-5 cm; areoles 4-6(-7) per diagonal row across midstem segment, circular. Spines absent. Fruits spineless. 2n = 22.
Flowering spring (May). Slopes of chaparral, oak-pine woodlands; of conservation concern; 1200-1800 m; Calif.
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