Opuntia fragilis
Common Name(s): Brittle Cactus, Fragile Prickly Pear, Loose Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Cactus fragilis, Opuntia brachyarthra
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Subfamily: Opuntioideae
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Distribution:
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan - Canada : Arizona, California,
Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming - United States (North America)
Habit: Flattened-Padded
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Flower: Green, Yellow | Encounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas |
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Near Granite Falls, MN
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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Picture taken at: Big Stone Wildlife Refuge, Near Ortonville, MN
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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Picture taken at: Charles Barnum Private Collection, Sparks Nevada
Photographer: Charles Barnum
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Charles Barnum Private Collection, Sparks Nevada
Photographer: Charles Barnum
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Picture taken at: Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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Picture taken at: Wheeler County, Oregon
Photographer: David Mosey
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Wheeler County, Oregon
Photographer: David Mosey
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Wheeler County, Oregon
Photographer: David Mosey
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Wheeler County, Oregon
Photographer: David Mosey
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Wheeler County, Oregon
Photographer: David Mosey
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Near Monticello, Utah
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Jeffers Petroglyphs, Minnesota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Jeffers Petroglyphs, Minnesota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Jeffers Petroglyphs, Minnesota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: River Glen Gardens, Little Sauk, MN
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: River Glen Gardens, Little Sauk, MN
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Osoyoos (Desert Center) British Columbia, Canada
Photographer: De Bock Robert
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Osoyoos (Desert Center) British Columbia, Canada
Photographer: De Bock Robert
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Eastern Washington
Photographer: Paul Symington
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Eastern Washington
Photographer: Paul Symington
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Eastern Washington
Photographer: Paul Symington
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Eastern Washington
Photographer: Paul Symington
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Eastern Washington
Photographer: Paul Symington
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O. fragilis
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Picture taken at: Eastern Washington
Photographer: Paul Symington
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