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Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus

Photo by AprilPerry
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Eastern Prickly Pear

Opuntia humifusa

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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette
Nice spotting. This is a hardy cactus so it does not belong in the Non flowering plants of north america. All cacti will flower at some point in their lives. I have these in my garden and they flower with large yellow blooms every spring, really nice.

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The Color Green - Northeastern US
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedJune 6, 2014

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