- Opuntioideae.
Cactus glochids easily detach from the
plant and
lodge in the skin,
causing irritation upon contact. The
tufts of
glochids in the
areoles nearly...
-
Opuntioideae have spines, as well as
glochids, on
their areoles; some have only
glochids. Structurally, the
glochids seem to be
bristles rather than evolved...
- defenses, as
opposed to
chemical defenses. Not all
functions of
spines or
glochids are
limited to
defense from
physical attacks by
herbivores and
other animals...
- to "sand" off the
glochids. Alternatively,
rotating the
fruit in the
flame of a
campfire or
torch has been used to
remove the
glochids. Today, parthenocarpic...
- long and 4–12 cm broad.
Instead of
spines it has
numerous white or
yellow glochids 2–3 mm long in
dense clusters. They are
barbed and
thinner than the finest...
- a
profusion of red-brown
glochids. The
common name
blind prickly pear or cow
blinder comes from the fact that the
glochids may be
carried away by the...
- are 6 to 40 cm long and 5 to 13 cm wide. From the
areoles emerging brown glochids, 2 to 4
millimeters long, with two to
seven spines that are
sometimes missing...
-
small and soon fall off. The
areoles have
white hairs and
later develop glochids.Its
white areoles bear one or two
small brown upright spines. The 1 to...
- of
easily detached yellowish to
reddish or
brown bristles called Glochids.
Glochids are also
present on the fruit. This is the
source for the
plants common...
- round. The
characteristic areoles of
cacti are present, and
usually have
glochids marking them as
members of the
Opuntioideae as well as needle-like spines...
