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Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia camanchica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Mexico.January 13, February 12, March 14, April 20, May 25, June 15, July 15, August 17, September 17, October 14, November 12, December 18.
New Mexico596
United States480
Texas240
Arizona44
Mexico27
Chihuahua21
Oklahoma8
Utah6
Sonora2
Baja California1

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • 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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