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glochidium
plant anatomy
Also known as: glochidia
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Opuntia
- In Opuntia
…spines, the cladodes bear characteristic glochidia—small bristles with backward-facing barbs in the areoles. (These barbs are difficult to remove from human skin.) The showy flowers are commonly yellow, pink, or orange in colour, and many feature stamens that move in response to touch, a trait that is thought to increase…
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