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Coastal Pricklypear

Opuntia littoralis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 227, February 202, March 217, April 409, May 313, June 229, July 155, August 158, September 201, October 205, November 263, December 203.
California10,152
United States2,499
Mexico219
Baja California191
Colima27
Nevada2
Arizona2
Utah1
Baja California Sur1

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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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