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Hispaniolan Applecactus
Harrisia divaricata
Harrisia divaricata is a species of cactus endemic to Hispaniola.
From the article Harrisia divaricata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Harrisia divaricata grows as a shrub up to 1 meter tall with upright, richly branched, slender shoots. There are nine blunt ribs. The four brown central spines are 2 to 2.5 centimeters long. The eight to ten marginal spines are white. The flowers are large and the globose spherical fruits are yellow. Seeds are 1.4–1.65 × 2.05 –2.6 mm.
Range & habitat
Harrisia divaricata is widespread on Hispaniola growing in scrublands and scrub forest at 5-400 meters.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 846115.