eastern pricklypear |
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Opuntia humifusa |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Cactaceae (cactus) |
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Opuntioideae |
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Opuntieae |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Habitat | Dry. Prairies. |
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| Flowering | June to July |
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| Flower Color | Yellow |
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| Identification | The pads are flattened. Two or more spines may appear at each areole. |
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| Similar Species |
Plains prickly pear (Opuntia macrohiza) has no spines or only one spine per areole. Brittle pricklypear (Opuntia fragilis) stems are only slightly flattened. They do not look like pads. |
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| Synonyms | Opuntia calcicola Opuntia compressa Opuntia compressa var. allairei Opuntia compressa var. fuscoatra Opuntia compressa var. microsperma Opuntia opuntia Opuntia rafinesquei |
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| Common Names |
creeping-pear devil’s tongue devil’s-tongue eastern prickly-pear eastern pricklypear low prickly-pear pricklypear smooth prickly-pear. |
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