Opuntia macrorhiza
Common Name(s): Delicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Pott's Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-Rooted Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Opuntia pottsii, Opuntia setispina, Opuntia sphaerocarpa, Opuntia tenuispina, Opuntia plumbea, Opuntia ballii, Opuntia delicata
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Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe:
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Distribution:
Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming - United States (North America)
Habit: Flattened-Padded
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Flower: Red, Yellow | Encounterability: Common Worldwide |
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Habitat near Van Horn, Texas
Photographer: Peter Breslin
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
Photographer's Website: Click Here
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O. macrorhiza
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Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
Photographer's Website: Click Here
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Opuntia macrorhiza var. pottsii
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Opuntia pottsii, Opuntia setispina, Opuntia sphaerocarpa, Opuntia tenuispina, Opuntia plumbea, Opuntia ballii, Opuntia delicata
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O. macrorhiza var. pottsii
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Picture taken at: Kingman, Arizona
Photographer: Marc Beckstrom
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O. macrorhiza var. pottsii
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Picture taken at: Kingman, Arizona
Photographer: Marc Beckstrom
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O. macrorhiza var. pottsii
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Picture taken at: Chiricahua Mountains, Portal, Arizona
Photographer: Marc Beckstrom
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O. macrorhiza var. pottsii
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Picture taken at: Lee Memorial Park New Mexico
Photographer: Bob Barber
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O. macrorhiza var. pottsii
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Picture taken at: Lee Memorial Park New Mexico
Photographer: Bob Barber
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O. macrorhiza var. pottsii
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Picture taken at: Lee Memorial Park New Mexico
Photographer: Bob Barber
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O. macrorhiza var. pottsii
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Picture taken at: Lee Memorial Park New Mexico
Photographer: Bob Barber
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