OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

image of Opuntia mesacantha ssp. mesacantha, Eastern Prickly-pear
JK Marlow      jkm0405zb_22      May
Chandler Heritage Preserve      Greenville County      SC

 

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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).