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Ouachita Mountains Pricklypear

Opuntia nemoralis

Ouachita Mountains Pricklypear
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
EC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Opuntia nemoralis is a species of cactus (Cactaceae) native to the United States.

Where it grows

It is found in the South-Central region, in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and with a single specimen tentatively identified from Missouri. Its natural habitat is in sandy prairies, saline and sodic barrens, and rock outcrops.

Other Opuntia plants

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 nemoralis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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