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Opuntia aurea E.M. Baxter

Opuntia aurea grows in southern Utah and northern Arizona. Additional photos can be found at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Opuntia aurea	Opuntia aurea, Utah, about 4,000 ft	Cladodes from several Opuntia aurea-Opuntia polyacantha hybrid plants, note pink flowers
Opuntia aurea, southeast Utah	Cladodes from several Opuntia aurea-Opuntia polyacantha hybrid with exceptional flowers	Cultivated Opuntia aurea
New cladode, cultivated Opuntia aurea	Close-up of cladode in image at immediate left	Year-old cladode, cultivated Opuntia aurea
New cladode, cultivated Opuntia aurea	Close-up of cladode in image at immediate left	Opuntia aurea (photo by Luc Bulot)
Opuntia aurea images below this point were provided by Craig Howe.
Opuntia aurea flower	Large Opuntia aurea plant	Close-up if image at immediate left
Opuntia aurea	Opuntia aurea flower	Opuntia aurea
Opuntia aurea	Opuntia aurea	Opuntia aurea
Close-up of image in row above, far right	Close-up of image in row above, far right	Close-up of image in row above, far right
Opuntia aurea	Opuntia aurea plant