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cactus apple
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia engelmannii
cactus apple Cactus Family
Opuntia engelmannii Cactaceae
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common names
  cactus apple
  Engelmann's prickly pear
accepted scientific name
  •Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm.
rules for finding collection records
  Opuntia cantabrigiensis (35)
  Opuntia engelmannii (4375)
  Opuntia lindheimeri (1152)
  Opuntia megacarpa (3)
  Opuntia phaeacantha discata (116)
  Opuntia rastrera (134)
  Opuntia subarmata (0)
family name
  • Cactaceae
Image Author: ©2006 Stan Shebs
Image License: CC BY-SA
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Category: Cactus
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 2. to 3.25 inches
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (42%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (81%)
base map where plant found
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Desert
Riparian
Grassland
Rocky
Native Plant Status
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