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Opuntia turbinata

Opuntia turbinata Small

Turban Prickly Pear

Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

USDA Symbol: OPTU3

Opuntia turbinata (Turban prickly pear) #40706

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
County: Camden
State: GA
Location Notes: Shell midden islands. Cumberland Island. Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Accession date: 2014-08-22
Filename: A_C_IMG0811.JPG
Slide Index: 8748721787_7acea42aa1_o.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: A flowering plant. Photographer's note: "So I am a bit confused as to the identity of this prickly pear cactus. The colony grows in a natural setting but I assumed it was an exotic species. I am not so sure now. There are references to a rare and local species described by J.K. Small in his 1933 Southeastern Flora. Several sites including U.S.D.A. seem to recognize it as a species. Best I can tell this is Opuntia turbinata."
Date Taken: 2013-05-13
NPIN Image Id: 40706

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This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2014-08-22

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