TEXAS CACTI

 

Opuntia polyacantha (South Plains Prickly Pear)

 

BLOOM PERIOD: May - June

HABITAT: Mostly grasslands, but one variety is found only in deep sandy sites.

SUBSPECIES: (1) O. polyacantha polyacantha, (2) O. polyacantha arenaria, (3) O. polyacantha trichophora.

3. TEXAS: cultivated at Sul Ross State University, 2006
   
 
3. TEXAS: cultivated at Sul Ross State University, 2006
 
3. NEW MEXICO: 2005 Patrick Alexander
 
3. TEXAS: cultivated at Sul Ross State University, 2007
 
1. COLORADO: Elbert County, cultivated 2008