Opuntia humifusa -- (Prickly Pear Cactus)
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Scientific Name:
Opuntia humifusa
Common Name:
Prickly Pear Cactus
Other Common Names:
Devil's Tongue, Eastern Prickly Pear
Duration of Life:
Perennial
Bloom Color:
Yellow
Soil Moisture:
Dry
Plant Origin:
Native
Competitivness:
Sensitive
Best established via:
Plant
Growth Habit:
Shrub, Subshrub
Height, Mature (feet):
.5
Flowering Months:
June, July
Found in Old fields:
No
Found in Virgin fields:
Yes
Category:
Dicot
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Genus:
Opuntia
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