Eastern Prickly Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Summary 4

Opuntia humifusa, commonly known as the Eastern Prickly Pear or Indian Fig, is a native cactus found in parts of eastern North America. It ranges from Montana eastward to parts of the southern Great Lakes, and in the dry coastal sand dunes along the eastern seaboard from Cape Cod, Massachusetts south to Florida and westward to New Mexico.

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  1. (c) dogtooth77, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/53817483@N00/7347068776/
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  3. (c) The Ruth Bancroft Garden, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthbancroftgarden/1821241239/
  4. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_humifusa

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Blooms in spring, summer
Color orange, red, yellow
Habitat prairie
Status native