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Plains Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia phaeacantha polycantha


Plains Prickly Pear Cactus -  Opuntia phaeacantha polycantha (Cactaceae)

Fruit called tunas; pads called nopales

Their unusual anatomy enables prickly pear cacti to adapt to many different climates. They are grown all over the world in temperate, subtropical, and cold regions.



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