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Opuntia humifusa
I see these cactus all over the place on North Carolina beaches. It's usually short and low to the ground, and seems to grow anywhere.
North Carolina at low altitudes, on sand dunes
Spotted on Dec 13, 2013
Submitted on Dec 13, 2013
3 Comments
You're welcome ... glad it helped.
Thank you, I got some time to do a little more research and I've concluded that it is the dwarf prickly pear
Prickly pear, maybe ... need more, and closer, photos. And, hey, welcome to Project Noah!