help identify this cacti from nevada

[cactusgrower313]

I received these cacti from a friend in Nevada. they are opuntia though. it would be awesome to identify these. plus he told me hes grown these in a zone 6 dry winter, I live in Michigan and also growing colhardy cacti outide.

[KittieKAT]

It's some kinda opuntia that's for sure, cannot recall which kind but i do kno that, that's a big A** spider *ahhhhhhh!*
I'm sure Someone will chime in son to be more helpful then me pointing out the obvious. Goodluck

[Kamos]

Second pic looks a bit like O. macrocentra.

[cactusgrower313]

haha thanks kittieKat, and kamos yea I also think its a macocentra but I also believe its a spinosbacca a natural hybrid of some sort.

[Saxicola]

Can you clarify if they are native to Nevada, or just plants your friend grows?

[A. Dean Stock]

The second photo doesn't look like the pads in the first photo. The pads in the first photo may not all be from the same plant but could be even though one is nearly spineless and has many large glochids. As Saxicola suggested, it would help to know if the plants are Nevada natives or not. There are very few species in Nevada to choose from but there are many hybrids.
Dean

[cactusgrower313]

Can you clarify if they are native to Nevada, or just plants your friend grows?

to be honest he doesn't even know what he gave me lol. I have been online searching for 4 months now, iev givin up really, the only two species that are look alikes are opuntia spinosibacca (hybrid) and macrocentra. thankyou for loking into this post. I need help!

[cactusgrower313]

The second photo doesn't look like the pads in the first photo. The pads in the first photo may not all be from the same plant but could be even though one is nearly spineless and has many large glochids. As Saxicola suggested, it would help to know if the plants are Nevada natives or not. There are very few species in Nevada to choose from but there are many hybrids.
Dean

he believes its a native. iev search on many websites about native hybrids crosses of opuntia of Nevada, Utah cali,texas.

[A. Dean Stock]

Neither O. spinosibaca or O. macrocentra occurs in Nevada. Your choices, if it is a native species in that state, are O. phaeacantha and O. engelemannii. There are hybrids west of Search LIght and south of Las Vegas, named O. X curvispina that are also large with fleshy fruit. It generally has a solid yellow flower like O. engelmannii. The plant that others though might be O. spinosibaca looks a little like X curvispina but I'd have to see the flowers and fruit to be sure. Note that O. spinosibaca is now considered to be a distinct species by some taxonomists working with Opuntia. It is more than likely that your plants are O. phaeacantha or are hybrids derived from O. phaeacantha as one parent. The flower cannot be from O. engelmannii so I'd call that one O. phaeacantha. It is likely you have more than one species represented in your group of plants. I hope that helps a little.
Dean

[cactusgrower313]

Neither O. spinosibaca or O. macrocentra occurs in Nevada. Your choices, if it is a native species in that state, are O. phaeacantha and O. engelemannii. There are hybrids west of Search LIght and south of Las Vegas, named O. X curvispina that are also large with fleshy fruit. It generally has a solid yellow flower like O. engelmannii. The plant that others though might be O. spinosibaca looks a little like X curvispina but I'd have to see the flowers and fruit to be sure. Note that O. spinosibaca is now considered to be a distinct species by some taxonomists working with Opuntia. It is more than likely that your plants are O. phaeacantha or are hybrids derived from O. phaeacantha as one parent. The flower cannot be from O. engelmannii so I'd call that one O. phaeacantha. It is likely you have more than one species represented in your group of plants. I hope that helps a little.
Dean

thank you vaery much. actually it isn't a native but he told me it used mostly throughout landscaping. but I will look in the phaecantha. tank you