Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria
Common Name(s): Cliff Prickly Pear, Hairy Prickly Pear, Hedgehog Prickly Pear, Juniper Prickly Pear, Nichol's Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Porcupine Prickly Pear, Red-Spined Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Opuntia media, Opuntia missouriensis, Opuntia splendens, Opuntia rutila, Opuntia erinacea, Opuntia hystricina, Opuntia missouriensis, Opuntia arenaria, Opuntia rhodantha, Opuntia ursina, Opuntia xanthostemma, Opuntia schweriniana, Opuntia ursus-horribilis, Opuntia barbata, Opuntia juniperina, Opuntia nicholii, Opuntia heacockae
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_arenaria_a_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. arenaria
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Dona Ana County, NM
Photographer: Mark Hakkila
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Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha
Common Name(s): Cliff Prickly Pear, Grizzly Bear Prickly Pear, Hairy Prickly Pear, Hedgehog Prickly Pear, Juniper Prickly Pear, Nichol's Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Porcupine Prickly Pear, Red-Spined Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Opuntia polyacantha, Opuntia media, Opuntia missouriensis, Opuntia splendens, Opuntia rutila, Opuntia erinacea, Opuntia hystricina, Opuntia missouriensis, Opuntia arenaria, Opuntia rhodantha, Opuntia ursina, Opuntia xanthostemma, Opuntia schweriniana, Opuntia ursus-horribilis, Opuntia barbata, Opuntia juniperina, Opuntia nicholii, Opuntia heacockae
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Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe:
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Distribution:
Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan - Canada : Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming - United States (North America)
Habit: Flattened-Padded
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Flower: Pink, Yellow | Encounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas |
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Species Notes: The pictures below from Great Basin National Park show both the yellow and pink flowering forms growing side by side. I took notice of this while on location and tried to find evidence of a hybrid color between the two. I did not find one plant in the area that was not fully yellow or fully pink. In one of the images you will see a peach or orangish colored flower. This is a yellow flower that has faded and not a cross. Many cactus flower will fade to a different color as they age. |
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_b_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_c_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_d_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_e_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Badlands of South Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_f_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Badlands of South Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_a_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_g_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_m_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Western Nebraska
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_n_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. polyacantha
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Picture taken at: Western Nebraska
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina
Common Name(s): Porcupine Prickly Pear, Hedgehog Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Opuntia hystricina
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O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Hwy 95, Utah
Photographer: Marc Beckstrom
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_hystricina_b_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Hwy 95, Utah
Photographer: Marc Beckstrom
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_hystricina_c_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Mexican Hat, Utah
Photographer: Marc Beckstrom
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_hystricina_d_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Private Collection, California
Photographer: Marc Beckstrom
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_h_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_i_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_j_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_k_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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![Opuntia polyacantha](/graphics/200/o_polyacantha_polyacantha_l_200.jpg)
O. polyacantha var. hystricina
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Picture taken at: Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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