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Prickly Pear

Opuntia macrorhiza

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, waxy, yellow flowers 5-6 inches across. Prickly pear pads are broad and flat, with lots of spines.

Habitat:

open field

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Flowers of North America
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Flowers in the Rocky Mountains - UT, CO, WY
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Front Range Life of Colorado
Mission
Edible and Medicinal Plants of Colorado
Photographed
PublishedJuly 27, 2014

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