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beavertail cactus
Opuntia basilaris
Opuntia basilaris
beavertail cactus Cactus Family
Opuntia basilaris Cactaceae
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common name
  beavertail cactus
accepted scientific name
  •Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow
rules for finding collection records
  Opuntia basilaris (10508)
  exclude Opuntia basilaris aurea
family name
  • Cactaceae
Image Author: ©2010 Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Image License: public domain
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Category: Cactus
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is 2.4 to 3.2 inches
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (72%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (90%)
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