TEXAS CACTI

 

Opuntia azurea (Purple Prickly Pear)

 

BLOOM PERIOD: April - May

HABITAT: Rocky desert flats, hillsides, and grasslands.

SUBSPECIES: (1)O. azurea azurea, (2) O. azurea discolor, (3) O. azurea diplopurpurea, and (4) O. azurea parva.

3. TEXAS: Brewster County, Big Bend National Park, 1987
   
 
3. TEXAS: Brewster County, Big Bend National Park, 2006
 
3. TEXAS: Brewster County, Big Bend National Park, 1987
 
4. TEXAS: Presidio County, Sierra Vieja Mnt., 2007
 
4. TEXAS: Presidio County, Sierra Vieja Mnt., 2007
 
4. TEXAS: Presidio County, Sierra Vieja Mnt., 2007