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Purple Prickly Pear

Opuntia violacea

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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33.4484, -112.074

Field Notes

Habitat:

Roadside

Notes:

This is by far the most colorful cactus in Arizona (except for their flowers).

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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 21, 2014

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