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Opuntia polyacantha
(Prickly Pear Cactus) Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Semi-desert, foothills. Openings. Spring,
summer. Pads on this variety of Opuntia polyacantha are elongated and have spines up to three inches long. |
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Opuntia polyacantha (Prickly Pear Cactus) Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Semi-desert, foothills. Openings. Spring,
summer. Most O. polyacantha pads, such as the ones pictured at left, are circular. Some of the spines pictured at left are over four inches long, but spines on O. polyacantha can also be just one or two inches long. |
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Opuntia polyacantha
(Prickly Pear Cactus) Cactaceae (Cactus Family) Semi-desert, foothills. Openings. Spring,
summer. Everything has its beginnings. |
