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Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

Description:

hardy cacti native to Canada

Habitat:

Carolinian forest

Notes:

I'm growing this at my house but this was the first time I had spotted it in the wild. It's so bizarre to see a cactus growing wild in a place that gets as cold as Canada.

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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 23, 2012

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