Opuntia polyacantha
Plains Pricklypear · Cactaceae
Also known as Opuntia barbata, Opuntia erinacea utahensis, Opuntia heacockiae, Opuntia rutila and 3 more synonyms. Common names: Cold-hardy prickly pear cactus, Cold-hardy pricklypear, Hair-spine prickly-pear, Hairspine prickly-pear, Hairspine pricklypear.
Opuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, hairspine cactus, panhandle pricklypear, and starvation pricklypear.
About Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, hairspine cactus, panhandle pricklypear, and starvation pricklypear. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in Western Canada, the Great Plains, the central and Western United States, and Chihuahua in northern Mexico.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
| Native range | Alberta, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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