Opuntia megarrhiza
Rose (1906)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson Rose | 🌵 Published in | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 126 (1906) |
Greek mega– ‘big’ + Greek rhiza ‘root’. For the roots, described by Rose as “long (30 to 60 cm.) and very thick (5 to 6 cm. in diameter)”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Opuntia megarrhiza. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/opuntia-megarrhiza