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Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
28 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
Engelmann's PricklypearOpuntia engelmannii
Plains PricklypearOpuntia polyacantha
Tulip PricklypearOpuntia camanchica
Twist-spined PricklypearOpuntia tortispina
Opuntia gilvescens
prairie pricklypearOpuntia macrorhiza
Opuntia mojavensis
Black-spined PricklypearOpuntia macrocentra
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,089 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,936 |
| California | 1,894 |
| Utah | 1,675 |
| New Mexico | 1,481 |
| Texas | 827 |
| Nevada | 750 |
| Colorado | 609 |
| Mexico | 602 |
| Baja California | 519 |
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 |
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 Brown-spined Pricklypear with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.