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Prickly Pear Fruit This is a picture of Opuntia cespitosa on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.<br /> Eastern Prickly Pear,Fall,Geotagged,Opuntia cespitosa,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Prickly Pear Fruit

This is a picture of Opuntia cespitosa on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.

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The Eastern Prickly Pear

''Opuntia cespitosa'', commonly called the eastern prickly pear, is a species of cactus native to North America. It most common west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River, where it is found in the Midwest, Upper South and in Ontario.

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by Matthew Beziat
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Uploaded Dec 3, 2021. Captured Nov 13, 2020 15:25 in 37M9+P3 Fort Meade, MD, USA.
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  • SM-G965U
  • f/2.4
  • 1/352s
  • ISO50
  • 4.3mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.