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Updated April 30, 2012Opuntia vestita
| Opuntia vestita, more correctly considered an Austrocylindropuntia, is native to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The type species forms slender cylindrical stems covered densely with long white hairs. This is an unusual cristate that forms undulating fans covered with dense white hair. Cristate forms generally occur when injury occurs to the plant at a young age (this damage can be due to insects eating the growing tip, or from many other causes, including a genetic predisposition). In reaction to the "injury", the cells at the tip of the branch where growth occurs begin to multiply at a much faster rate and the normal growing tip "goes crazy", creating fantastic whorls and fans. Porous cactus soil with adequate drainage. Bright light and ample airflow. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Protect from frost. |  |