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1 0 Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

by ceherzogSarasota, Florida, USA

They seem to lose their spines with age. ...

0 0 Desert Prickly Pear

Desert Prickly Pear

by doreen.chambers.14Arizona, USA

The Desert Prickly

1 0 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by LyndseyDPueblo, Colorado, USA

small cactus of some kind with pretty flower

0 0 Eastern Prickly Pear

Eastern Prickly Pear

by Brian38Alabama, USA

I found several specimens of the Eastern

0 5 Purple Prickly Pear Cactus

Purple Prickly Pear Cactus

by avatbSan Diego, California, USA

A purple to mint green pad cactus from the desert Southwest U.S. When it is ...

0 0 Columbia prickly pear

Columbia prickly pear

by Brian38Washington, USA

yellow, sometimes tinged with red, and the

0 0 Prickly Pear fruit

Prickly Pear fruit

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

orange to magenta or red. Tubercles with small

0 2 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by Bernadette Sجنوب سيناء, Egypt

cactus with long, narrow pads,

0 0 Texas Prickly Pear

Texas Prickly Pear

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

usually at base of long

0 0 Prickly pear cactus

Prickly pear cactus

L.A., California, USA

- green pads - long, white needle-like ...

0 0 Texas Prickly Pear

Texas Prickly Pear

by joanbstanleyPhoenix, Arizona, USA

Texas prickly

0 0 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by tara.cmArizona, USA

flowers. Stems: Joints 2-4" (5-10 cm)

1 0 Prickly pear cactus

Prickly pear cactus

by Aaron_GBartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

Prickly

0 0 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by Deepti SKarnataka, India

The branches (cladodes) are flattened, green to grey. The branches are 30-60 cm ...

0 0 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

Prickly

0 2 California Prickly Pear

California Prickly Pear

by ChristineFisherOrange, California, USA

is purplish red and up to 5 centimeters

0 0 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by joanbstanleyBelton, Texas, USA

Texas prickly

0 0 Prickly pear cactus

Prickly pear cactus

by misterallaireHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

the term "prickly

0 0 Cactus

Cactus

by KenCheeksGeorgia, USA

Segmented cactus with long

0 0 Giant Prickly Pear Cactus

Giant Prickly Pear Cactus

by llundstrom24Ecuador

Island, and has evolved with long, sharp ...

0 0 Pricklypear

Pricklypear

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

. Barbed bristles are found around the surfaces of the segments and longer ...

0 0 Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide flowers are followed by bright red, 1 inch (2.5 cm) ...

0 0 Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

.5 cm) long fruit. Desert rodents eat the ...

0 0 Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

by ChristianeQueensland, Australia

are 30-60 cm long and 6-15 cm wide. Its ...

2 0 Night-flowering cactus

Night-flowering cactus

by C.SydesLephalale Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

floral structure); flowers fading as the sun strikes them. Fruit a pink ...

0 0 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by joanbstanleyNew Mexico, USA

obovate, 6 to 10 cm in diameter; areoles closely set;

0 0 Teddybear Cholla

Teddybear Cholla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Densely covered with long, glistening, ...

0 0 Desert Hackberry

Desert Hackberry

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Large or medium size leafy shrub with dark gray or brown bark. Sharp thorns ...

0 0 Staghorn Cholla

Staghorn Cholla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

spines (about 7 and mostly less than 2 cm ...

0 0 Pricklypear

Pricklypear

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

. Barbed bristles are found around the surfaces of the segments and longer ...

0 0 Barrel Cactus

Barrel Cactus

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

common name comes from the spines, which ...

0 0 Prickly pear cactus

Prickly pear cactus

by SofiabrinkmanHawaii, USA

, retaining only spines, which are highly ...

0 0 Saguaro Cactus

Saguaro Cactus

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

protective spines, white flowers in the ...

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