Areole
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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 cacti, and identify them as a family distinct from
Aeroles and spines of the tree-like Rhodocactus grandifolius
Close-up of the Echinocactus grusonii areole
Close-up of Myrtillocactus geometrizans areoles with spines
Brasiliopuntia
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Brasiliopuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. It contains only one species, Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis.
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Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
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