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Plant ID
GD-CAC-0022-0069
Common Name(s)
- Cordillera Frost
- Frosted Bunny Ears
- Bunny Ears Cactus
Scientific Name
Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff.
Horticultural Name: āCordillera Frostā
Type: Horticultural selection/cultivar name
Opuntia microdasys is an accepted species according to Kew’s Plants of the World Online. (Plants of the World Online) The name āCordillera Frostā is used in Philippine horticultural circles for a distinctive cultivated form of O. microdasys. A published horticultural presentation specifically describes Cordillera Frost as a new Opuntia microdasys variety. (YouTube)
Plant Photograph
Figure 1. Opuntia microdasys āCordillera Frostā
Photo Caption: A distinctive Opuntia microdasys āCordillera Frostā displaying flattened green pads covered with a conspicuous pale, frosted-looking covering of glochids.
Photography: Green Desert Botanical Library
Basic Information
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Genus | Opuntia |
| Species | Opuntia microdasys |
| Horticultural Name | āCordillera Frostā |
| Common Name | Cordillera Frost |
| Plant Type | Opuntioid cactus |
| Form | Horticultural selection |
Plant Description
This specimen is distinguished by its flattened, pad-like segments and the conspicuous pale covering of glochids that gives the plant its characteristic frosted appearance. The combination of the green pads and dense pale covering creates the ornamental effect associated with the name āCordillera Frostā.
The name is best recorded in the Green Desert Botanical Library as a horticultural selection name, while Opuntia microdasys remains the botanical species identification. (Plants of the World Online)
Lifeās Whispers
āA little frost upon the green
can turn an ordinary form
into something unforgettable.ā
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