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It is a species of Opuntia (prickly pear) that is endemic to Mexico. The cactus occurs in mountain habitats , in the states of: San Luis Potosí , Tamaulipas , Zacatecas , Guanajuato , and Querétaro .
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]
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 ]
Opuntia lindheimeri or Texas prickly pear [1] is a species of cactus native to North America. It is native to Mexico and the United States, where its populations are primarily in Texas . [ 2 ]
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 ]
Opuntia gosseliniana, commonly known as the violet pricklypear, is a species of cactus that is native to Pima County, Arizona in the United States and Baja California, Chihuahua, and Sonora in Mexico.
Opuntia macrocentra, the long-spined purplish prickly pear or purple pricklypear, is a cactus found in the lower Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. A member of the prickly pear genus, this species of Opuntia is most notable as one of a few cacti that produce a purple pigmentation in the stem. Other common names for this plant ...
Opuntia oricola is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name chaparral prickly pear. It is native to southern California and Baja California , where it grows in coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats .