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Prickly Pear

Opuntia chlorotica

Description:

Opuntia chlorotica is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is a species of prickly pear native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its common names include pancake prickly pear and dollarjoint prickly pear.

Habitat:

Victory Trailhead

Notes:

Saw a small mammal rummaging inside this patch and also found snake skin.

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2 Comments

Ronald and Amissa
Ronald and Amissa 12 years ago

haha I had no idea! what's the recipe?

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Doesn't it make good jelly?

Ronald and Amissa
Spotted by
Ronald and Amissa

Los Angeles, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 5, 2011
Submitted on Oct 12, 2011

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