Spineless

Spineless [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: Thornless Antonym: Spinous, Spiny, Spinescent Adverbbs: Spinelessly Noum: Spine lessness

Of a plant, or plant part lacking spines.

Astrophytum asterias A spineless cactus species	For example spineless cacti, as the name implies, are cacti that usually have no large, visible spines. Some species of cacti are typically spineless (e.g. Astrophytum asterias) or while other have natural spineless variety or form (e.g. Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. inermis). But nowadays a number of spineless cultivar has been selected among normally spiny species and are available (e.g. Ferocactus glaucescens forma nuda).	Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. inermis
Some spineless cactus does have tufts of hairs in the areoles (e.g. Lophophora williamsii) or hazardous glochids , tiny spines that brush off easily into the skin (e.g Opuntia basilaris)
*Ferocactus glaucescens* "inermis" an horticultural spineless selection.	Lophophora williamsii	*Opuntia basilaris*

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