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Black-spined "Prickly Pear Cactus (opuntia macrocentra) is easily recognized by its purple pads, a color that becomes more pronounced after long periods without rainfall". Near Tuff Canyon with Cerro Castellan in background. March 2018 in Big Bend NP. Black-spined Pricklypear,Opuntia macrocentra Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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"Prickly Pear Cactus (opuntia macrocentra) is easily recognized by its purple pads, a color that becomes more pronounced after long periods without rainfall". Near Tuff Canyon with Cerro Castellan in background. March 2018 in Big Bend NP.

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The Black-spined Pricklypear

"Opuntia macrocentra", the long-spined purplish prickly pear or purple pricklypear, is a cactus found in the lower Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. A member of the prickly pear genus, this species of "Opuntia" is most notable as one of a few cacti that produce a purple pigmentation in the stem.

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