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Opuntia macrocentra
Opuntia macrocentra
Nopal Violaceo 		Photographer: Sherry Ballard
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0024 3291 1999 0102 (2000-06-07)

Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Apr 1, 1966
  • location  Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix (Arizona, US)
  • CalAcademy slide #   T 23687
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

    • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Nopal Violaceo, Purple Prickly-pear, Purple Pricklypear (ITIS )
  • Check the Plants Database (USDA website)
  • View Encyclopedia of Life record for Opuntia macrocentra
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    • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Dora Jakobsdottir    Nov 22, 2004

    		Action: changed name from "Opuntia sp." to "Opuntia macrocentra "

    		Reviewer's comments:
         "Latin name for Purple Prickly Pear provided."

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