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A Tree Cactus with Leaves in the Inter-Andean Valleys of Bolivia

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't Short 1 months ago

Description

Quiab verticillata is a relative of prickly pears and chollas that has leaves on its near growth in addition to photosynthetic stems. it grows at 7,000' elevation in dry forests with a host of other cool plants, namely Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco, Tipuana tipu (Fabaceae) and Schinopsis lorentzii (Anacardiaceae).