NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

Mojave Pricklypear; Grizzly Bear Pricklypear

A member of the Cactaceae, the Cactus Family

Pad of Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea, along state highway 68, Mohave County.

Detail of pads.

Along state highway 68, at ca. 3270 feet elevation; western Mohave County.

13 January 2005.

 

Pad detail of Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea, along state highway 68, Mohave County.

Details of spines on pad from prior image.

13 January 2005.

 

Habit of Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea, along state highway 68, Mohave County.

Habit, pen for scale.

Same plant as in prior image.

13 January 2005.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 15 August 2005; last revised 10 April 2009.

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