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Seven British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia species): stem and flowers. Aquatint, c.1823.

A prickly pear (Opuntia species): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.

Five large cacti and a sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) in a tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

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Opuntia

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Images referencing Opuntia

Works from the collections

Seven British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

A prickly pear (Opuntia species): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.

Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia species): stem and flowers. Aquatint, c.1823.

Five large cacti and a sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) in a tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

Opuntia

Images from the collections

Images referencing Opuntia

Works from the collections

Seven British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

A prickly pear (Opuntia species): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.

Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia species): stem and flowers. Aquatint, c.1823.

Five large cacti and a sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) in a tropical landscape. Etching, c. 1671.

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