Mojave Pricklypear

Mojave Pricklypear

Opuntia mojavensis

Opuntia mojavensis, Mojave Pricklypear

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Engelmann & Bigelow, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 293, 1856 Lectotype; Herbarium (O. mojavensis-like); Herbarium (O. mojavensis-like); Herbarium (O. mojavensis-like); Drawing (The Botany of the Expedition, 1856) Original Description What is Opuntia mojavensis? Opuntia mojavensis is an enigmatic pricklypear cactus. The only historical drawing of this cactus shows 2 spine […]

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Opuntia polyacantha erinaceae

Opuntia polyacantha, Common Pricklypear

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Haworth, Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum 82, 1819 Original Description What is Opuntia polyacantha? Opuntia polyacantha is a variable pricklypear cactus ranging from Mexico near California, to Texas, to the Rocky Mountain states, the Great Plains, and north into Alberta and Saskatchewan. In 2018, a disjunct population was discovered in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, Canada. This pricklypear

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