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Field Notes

Habitat:

Prairie Dog Exhibit, Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Evansville, IN, USA

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Ava T-B
Paul, there are jillions of Opuntia. What I do in a situation like this is go to Google Images and put in Opuntia and then find a picture that most resembles the one I have, and then investigate further from there. Also try here: http://www.lithops.net/Opuntia.htm They are almost all generically called Prickly Pear.
PaulAlanRoberts
@ Ava T-B I can update the listing to make it "Opuntia sp.", but if you have any leads on an exact species I would be most appreciative. I will do some research myself and see what we can come up with. If we still don't have any leads by tomorrow I will simply make the spotting of an "Opuntia sp."
Ava T-B
This is some species of Opuntia cactus.
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PublishedApril 8, 2012

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