Great Plains Prickly Pear (Opuntia polyacantha) By Mara Lata and Rana Tucker. Prickly pear species are found in abundance in the West and Southwest of the United States and throughout much of Mexico. Prickly pears are also the only types of cactus natively found to grow in the eastern United States.

Opuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, [3] [4] starvation pricklypear, [5] hairspine cactus, [3] and panhandle pricklypear. [2] 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.

Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Plains Prickly Pear: cactus with 2 to 3-inch showy yellow flower, sometimes red at the petal base, with yellow or red stamens

2024年3月10日 · The plains prickly pear is commonly seen in Nebraska but can grow in many climates across the US. It has shallow roots, which means it can be susceptible to heavy rainfall but also allow it to catch what little rain does fall in its habitat more easily.

Fruits: dry berries, pear-shaped, about 2.5 cm long, spine-covered. Seeds strongly flattened, usually disc-shaped. Distribution Dry areas, from the plains into the foothills and lower mountains, in w. and c. parts of MT. Also from B.C. to Alberta, to e. OR, AZ, TX and MO.

2021年8月7日 · Plains prickly pear (Opuntia polyacantha) is a cactus native to the Western United States and thrives in many types of environments. This cactus has shallow roots that help it easily capture rainfall.

Opuntia polyacantha is native to North America. It is widespread in western Canada, the Great Plains, the west and the central United States, and Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Opuntia polyacantha is a shrubby cactus with oval, green, spiny pads growing one atop the other. It can grow up to 16 inches (40 cm) tall and 10 feet (3 m) wide.