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Prickly Pear Prickly pears typically grow with flat, rounded cladodes (also called platyclades) armed with two kinds of spines; large, smooth, fixed spines and small, hairlike prickles called glochids, that easily penetrate skin and detach from the plant. Many types of prickly pears grow into dense, tangled structures. Geotagged,Opuntia basilaris,Opuntia engelmannii,Opuntia robusta,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Prickly Pear

Prickly pears typically grow with flat, rounded cladodes (also called platyclades) armed with two kinds of spines; large, smooth, fixed spines and small, hairlike prickles called glochids, that easily penetrate skin and detach from the plant. Many types of prickly pears grow into dense, tangled structures.

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The Engelmann's Pricklypear

"Opuntia engelmannii" is a prickly pear common across the south-central and Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The nomenclatural history of this species is somewhat complicated due to the varieties, as well as its habit of hybridizing with "Opuntia phaeacantha".

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Apr 24, 2016. Captured Apr 20, 2016 14:24 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/18.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO100
  • 180mm