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Opuntia chlorotica
Also called Dollar-joint Pricklypear, Dollar-joint Prickly-pear, Pancake Pricklypear, Clockface Prickly Pear, Flapjack Prickly Pear, Pancake Prickly Pear, Pancake Pear
Dollarjoint pricklypear is a bushy, bluish-green desert cactus in the prickly pear genus, grown for its flattened pads and easy care in dry, sunny spots. It handles drought well but needs sharp drainage and protection from frost.
Opuntia chlorotica is a species of prickly pear in the family Cactaceae. Its common names include pancake prickly pear, flapjack prickly pear and dollarjoint prickly pear.
The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Big Pine Key Prickly Pear · Chenille pricklypear · Texas Plains Pricklypear · Devil's-tongue · Opuntia anacantha · Opuntia anahuacensis · Sand Prickly Pear · Border pricklypear · Opuntia auberi · Tiger-pear · Golden pricklypear · Devil's-tongue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Opuntia chlorotica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
