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Cockspur Pricklypear

Opuntia pusilla

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Field Notes

Description:

about 3" tall. not a nice thing to step on.

Habitat:

Shackleford Island. edge of dunes by beach

Reference Links:

Plants Profile for Opuntia pusilla (Cockspur pricklypear)

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedApril 22, 2014

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