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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 ]
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]
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Pinkava prickly pear: SW. Utah to NW. Arizona: 2n=88 Opuntia pittieri Britton & Rose: Colombia: Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains prickly pear, Starvation Prickly pear, Panhandle prickly pear: the Great Plains, Great Basin, Mojave Desert, Colorado Plateau, and the Rocky Mountains: 2n=22, 2n=44 Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck: SE. Arizona to W. Texas ...
The prickly pear is the official plant of Texas by legislation from 1995. [47] The cactus lends its name to a song by British jazz/classical group Portico Quartet. [citation needed] The song "My Rival", on the album Gaucho by the American jazz-pop group Steely Dan begins with the words, "The wind was driving in my face/The smell of prickly pear ...
Opuntia littoralis is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name coastal pricklypear. It is sometimes called the sprawling prickly pear due to its short stems and habit of growing close to the ground. "Littoral" means "pertaining to the seashore". [2]
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]
This species of prickly pear is mostly found in South Florida, [6] in sandy substrates often in brushy dunes inland and mangrove edges on the coast. [5] Other native habitats include scrub, scrubby flatwoods, and xeric, or dry, disturbed areas. [3]