Semaphore Cactus


Scientific Name: Consolea corallicola Small
Synonym: Opuntia corallicola
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: USA (Florida Keys: now limited to Little Torch Key, Swan Key) on the sea edge; it is endangered, threatened by illegal collection and by the Cactoblastis cactorum moth.

Might be synonymous with Consolea spinosissima


 

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