Opuntia humifusa
Common Name(s): Eastern Prickly Pear, Low Prickly Pear, Smooth Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Cactus humifusus, Opuntia vulgaris, Opuntia caespitosa, Opuntia mesacantha, Opuntia italica, Opuntia rafinesquei, Opuntia rafinesquei, Opuntia fuscoatra, Opuntia allairei, Opuntia nemoralis, Opuntia rubiflora, Opuntia impedata, Opuntia calcicola, Opuntia cumulicola
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Subfamily: Opuntioideae
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Distribution:
Ontario - Canada : Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia - United States (North America)
Habit: Flattened-Padded
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| Flower: Yellow | Encounterability: Common Worldwide |
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Species Notes: Comment from Dave Ferguson -Associate Curator, Rio Grande Botanic Garden: O. humifusa usually has smaller rounder joints, shorter ovaries, smaller leaves (meaning the real leaves, not the joints) etc. when compared to O. macrorhiza. The later is found in sandy areas in southern Wisconsin. In fact O. macrorhiza is probably a lot more common in Wisconsin than is O. humifusa (which is usually on rock outcroppings). The two species are very closely related. |
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Vladimir Malov's Private Collection
Photographer: Vladimir Malov
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Plainville, Connecticut
Photographer: Andy
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Rifle Camp Park, Woodland Park, NJ
Photographer: Vera Lazar
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O. humifusa
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Picture taken at: Rifle Camp Park, Woodland Park, NJ
Photographer: Vera Lazar
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