Origin and Habitat: Salta, Argentina.

• Tunilla picardoi Marn.-Lap. ex Guiggi & Delanoy
• Airampoa picardoi (Marn.-Lap.) Doweld
• Opuntia picardoi Marn.-Lap.
• Tunilla picardoi D.R.Hunt & Iliff

• Tunilla erectoclada (Backeb.) D.R.Hunt & Iliff
• Airampoa erectoclada (Backeb.) Doweld
• Opuntia erectoclada Backeb.
• Tephrocactus erectocladus (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
• Tunilla picardoi Marn.-Lap. ex Guiggi & Delanoy
• Airampoa picardoi (Marn.-Lap.) Doweld
• Opuntia picardoi Marn.-Lap.
• Tunilla picardoi D.R.Hunt & Iliff

Description: Opuntia picardoiSN|565]]SN|565]] (Tunilla erectocladaSN|3738]]) is a miniature prickly pear very similar to Tunilla erectocladaSN|3738]]SN|3738]] if not exactly the same.
For more details see: Tunilla erectocladaSN|3738]]

Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson {{

Cultivation and Propagation: Tunilla picardoi is a low maintenance groundcover plant that tolerate considerable neglect and will naturalize, it is drought-tolerant; and suitable for xeriscaping.
Growing rate: It is relatively fast-growing species; in cultivation with generous irrigation it sprawls to form large low mounds in only a few years. It is suitable for hanging baskets too.
Soils: Easy to cultivate outdoor in dry, sandy or gravely, well-drained soils. May be grown in clay soils as long as drainage is good and soils do not remain wet, it is very adaptable both in acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils, but prefers a pH in the range 6 to 7.5.
Repotting: Use pot with good drainage.
Feeding: During the beautiful season it