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  2. Opuntia cespitosa - Wikipedia

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    Opuntia cespitosa, commonly called the eastern prickly pear, [1] is a species of cactus native to North America. It is most common west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River , where it is found in the Midwest , Upper South and in Ontario . [ 1 ]

  3. Opuntia humifusa - Wikipedia

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    This species naturally occurs along the East Coast of the United States, including on barrier islands from the Florida Keys to coastal Massachusetts. [5] Eastern prickly pear is found in scattered locations from New Mexico and Montana eastward, [6] and is one of two cactus species native to the eastern United States, along with the related O. cespitosa. [7]

  4. Cactus Plants: How to Grow and Care For These Prickly Greens

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  5. Opuntia - Wikipedia

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    Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. [1] Cacti are well-adapted to aridity; however, they are still vulnerable to alterations in precipitation and temperature driven by climate change. [ 2 ]

  6. Opuntia fragilis - Wikipedia

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    Opuntia fragilis is a small, prostrate plant, rarely more than 10 cm (4 in) high: joints tumid, fragile, easily detached, oval, elliptical, or subglobose, 3–5 cm (1–2 in) long and nearly as thick as broad, bright green: areoles 0.6–1.3 cm (1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 in) apart, with whitish wool and a few white to yellow bristles, which are much longer and more abundant on older joints; spines 1 ...

  7. Prickly pears in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] [2] Many of both black and white inhabitants of the areas in which the prickly pear was prominent came to rely on the plant as a useful asset to be eaten, prepared, sold or used as fodder and, consequently, there were groups of people who had a very positive attitude towards the plant, with one farmer of the time going so far as to say ...

  8. Why do Bradford pear trees smell so awful? And why are ... - AOL

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    Often referred to as the Bradford pear, Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) is a species native to much of China and a few other small pockets across Asia. The species was first introduced into the US ...

  9. Opuntia ficus-indica - Wikipedia

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    Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. [3]