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Opuntia polyacantha

Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Plains Prickly Pear, Hair-spine Prickly Pear, Nopal Peludito

Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

USDA Symbol: OPPO



Opuntia polyacantha (Plains prickly pear) #23503

Image Information

Photographer: Wasowski, Sally and Andy
City: Valdez
County: Taos
State: NM
Accession date: 2006-07-05
Filename: SAW_02449.JPG
Slide Index: W07172
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wasowski Collection
Original Format: 35 MM
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: slide labeled O. macrorhiza, but on a page titled O. polyacantha.
Date Taken: 2000-01-00
NPIN Image Id: 23503

Image Verification

This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Notes: Originally misidentified as OPMA2. JAM.
Date: 2011-05-10

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