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Prickly pear.

Opuntia sp

Description:

Prickly pear.

Notes:

Are the fruits edible?

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1 Comment

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

You're correct about it being prickly pear, and unfortunately without flowers they are incredibly hard to ID. Might be better to keep it at genus level and list it as Opuntia sp.

SergioBurgos
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SergioBurgos

Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 3, 2015
Submitted on Feb 3, 2015

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