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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US: (4/24/22) Opuntia mesacantha ssp. mesacantha FAMILY Cactaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 132-01-001:
Opuntia compressa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Prickly-pear
Spines 2-3" long may or may not be present among the smaller hairy barbs, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).