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Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava

Texas pricklypear, Prickly Pear, Texas Prickly Pear
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

USDA Symbol: OPENL
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Opuntia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri

Texas Pricklypear

Cactaceae

Location: 60 m S of S Oakwell Farms Pky & 100 m E of Harry Wurzbach Dr--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: In shallow clay on limestone hill. Full sun. Nominal moisture.

Description: Shrub, 1 m tall. Joints green, obovate to orbicular, flat, 20+ cm long x 15+ cm broad. Spines 1-6 in most areoles, 5+ cm long. Fruit fleshy, elongate, 4+ cm long.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Sep 1, 1994
 Specimen number: 664

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0948
 Accession Date: Oct 27, 1994
 Accession Number: 73

Annotations: SXFXB (In fruit)

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