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Prickly Pear

Opuntia sp.

Photo by CoralAvery
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Field Notes

Description:

Thin blue-green cacti that look like mickey mouse!

Habitat:

Spotted in Frontierland by Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland, Anaheim.

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Opuntia

Species ID Suggestions

Prickly Pear

Opuntia sp.

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Ava T-B
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Comments (3)
CoralAvery
Your's look a bit wider than these, so possibly a different species, but they definitely look like mickey mouse! Mine was spotted at Disneyland, so thats the main reason I thought of it. :)
Ava T-B
Here's the one outside my house. I don't know the species, but I call it Mickey Mouse Cactus too: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7329208

Spotted for Missions

Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Southern California Wildlife
Mission
Discover Disney

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PublishedOctober 16, 2011

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