- In botany,
areoles are
small light- to dark-colored
bumps on
cacti out of
which grow
clusters of spines.
Areoles are
important diagnostic features of...
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structures called areoles, a kind of
highly reduced branch.
Areoles are an
identifying feature of cacti. As well as spines,
areoles give rise to flowers...
- areola or
areole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
areola is a
small colored area of skin,
usually around the
nipple Areola or
areole (Latin for...
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found in
areoles of Opuntia). The
spines of
Fouquieria splendens develop from the leaf petioles. Sti****
spines on Vac****ia xanthophloea.
Areoles and spines...
- ribs,
typically six to eight,
occasionally five or nine. The
circular areoles are 6 mm (0.2 in) across, grey or dark brown, with needle-like spines,...
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spines which are 0.5-3.5 cm long. The
longest spines tend the squirm. The
areoles are white, rounded. Its
dimensions are 3 to 4 mm
white and 2 to 3 mm high...
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Pilosocereus pachycladus (syn.
Pilosocereus azureus) is a blue
cactus with
hairy areoles that emit
golden spines. As of October 2023[update],
Plants of the World...
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about 1.2
centimeters wide and
around 3
meters long with 6–9 edges. The
areoles have a
central 2
millimeters long
white spine and 9 dark
radial spines...
- its
overall morphology,
close examination shows spines developing from
areoles, and the
distinctive floral cup of the
cactus family. The four species...
- brown, the
number at each
areole gradually increasing with age; new
twigs can have
spineless areoles,
while the
trunk areoles may have up to 90 spines...
