Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha
Common Name(s): Cliff Prickly Pear, Grizzly Bear Prickly Pear, Hairy Prickly Pear, Hedgehog Prickly Pear, Juniper Prickly Pear, Nichol's Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Porcupine Prickly Pear, Red-Spined Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Opuntia polyacantha, Opuntia media, Opuntia missouriensis, Opuntia splendens, Opuntia rutila, Opuntia erinacea, Opuntia hystricina, Opuntia missouriensis, Opuntia arenaria, Opuntia rhodantha, Opuntia ursina, Opuntia xanthostemma, Opuntia schweriniana, Opuntia ursus-horribilis, Opuntia barbata, Opuntia juniperina, Opuntia nicholii, Opuntia heacockae
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Subfamily: Opuntioideae
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Distribution:
Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan - Canada : Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming - United States (North America)
Habit: Flattened-Padded
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| Flower: Pink, Yellow | Encounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas |
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| Species Notes: The pictures below from Great Basin National Park show both the yellow and pink flowering forms growing side by side. I took notice of this while on location and tried to find evidence of a hybrid color between the two. I did not find one plant in the area that was not fully yellow or fully pink. In one of the images you will see a peach or orangish colored flower. This is a yellow flower that has faded and not a cross. Many cactus flower will fade to a different color as they age. |
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Badlands of South Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Badlands of South Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Western Nebraska
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Western Nebraska
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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