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Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia sp
33.3285, -118.34
Field Notes
Description:
Prickly pears typically grow with flat, rounded cladodes (also called platyclades) that are armed with two kinds of spines; large, smooth, fixed spines and small, hairlike prickles called glochids, that easily penetrate skin and detach from the plant. Many types of prickly pears grow into dense, tangled structures.
Habitat:
It was growing at the base of a hill near trail.
Reference Links:
Opuntia
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 11, 2013
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