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Tuna Colorada

Opuntia stenopetala

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 11, February 24, March 37, April 90, May 65, June 47, July 64, August 17, September 25, October 27, November 21, December 14.
Mexico442
San Luis Potosi171
Queretaro de Arteaga74
Coahuila de Zaragoza69
Nuevo Leon68
Tamaulipas20
Zacatecas20
Hidalgo16
Guanajuato3
Aguascalientes1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familycacti · Cactaceae
GenusPrickly Pears · Opuntia

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