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Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
low pricklypearOpuntia humifusa
Eastern PricklypearOpuntia cespitosa
Creeping CactusOpuntia drummondii
Florida PricklypearOpuntia austrina
shell mound pricklypearOpuntia stricta
prairie pricklypearOpuntia macrorhiza
Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indica
Carolina Prickly-pear CactusOpuntia tunoidea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,068 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 667 |
| Alabama | 481 |
| South Carolina | 411 |
| North Carolina | 399 |
| Virginia | 151 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| Tennessee | 44 |
| Maryland | 44 |
| Louisiana | 36 |
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
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | cacti · Cactaceae |
| Genus | Prickly Pears · Opuntia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southeastern Pricklypear with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.