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Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacantha; Brown Spined Pricklypear   

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Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacantha
Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacantha
Brown Spined Pricklypear
Photographer: E. Wynn Anderson

ID: 0000 0000 1118 0566 (2018-11-14)

Copyright © 2018 Wynn Anderson

 
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  • date of photo  Apr 21, 2018
  • latitude 29.89570   longitude 104.64059     View on Google Maps.
  • location   State hiway TX-fm 170, 6.8 miles southeast of Ruidosa (at Catholic Church) , ca. 29 miles northwest of intersection with US 67 north of Presidio (Presidio County, Texas, US)
  • family Cactaceae
  • plant community   Chihuahuan Desert scrub at 2904' (885m)
  • notes   low shrub on sands and gravels of flat topped alluvial terrace above river. 1-3 central spines, reddish brown to whitish in color. Stem pads ovate, trailing along the ground.
  • keywords: CDR, Chihuahuan Desert
  • contributor's ID #  CDR 558
  • photo category: Plant - shrub

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Brown Spined Pricklypear, Tulip Pricklypear (photographer)
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