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Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia spp.

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Description:

Green cactus with yellow and orange inflorescence.

Habitat:

Full sun in dry area along roadside in Escondido, CA

Notes:

The flower was near the top of the plant so I had to reach up & didn't see it was out of focus :(

2 Species ID Suggestions

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KarenP
KarenP 12 years ago
Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia spp. Opuntia
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jj602304
jj602304 4 years ago
Mission prickly-pear
Opuntia ficus-indica


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2 Comments

jj602304
jj602304 4 years ago

Nonnative, naturalizes, can hybridize with native Opuntia

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you so much for the ID Karen!

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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CindyBinghamKeiser

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Aug 10, 2011
Submitted on Aug 10, 2011

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