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Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia

Description:

two kinda of spines: large and small, may contain red fruit in which animals can eat, grows in large groups

Habitat:

grows in dry or sandy areas or in a desert grassland(example: Mojave)

Notes:

pods can be eaten and fried

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Spotted by a stud ent at Viewpoint School

Calabasas, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 24, 2013
Submitted on Oct 15, 2013

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