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Eastern prickly pear cactus or Indian fig

Opuntia humifusa

Photo by Mick G
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

3 to 4 foot tall cactus with flat leaves and bright yellow flowers of 3 to 4 inches in diameter and red 3 to 4 inch fruit. Plant grows in large colonies of 10 to 15 feet in diameter.

Habitat:

Dry white sand "scrub habitat" desert.

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Opuntia humifusa

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