Engelmann Prickly Pear

Opuntia englemannii
Opuntia phaeacantha

Photo © by Michael Plagens

This Prickly Pear, Opuntia sp., was photographed in the Goldfield Mts. near Apache Junction, Arizona on Aug. 3rd, 2002.

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The summer 2003 crop of prickly pears was better than in 2002, but most plants bore fewer, smaller fruits. Photo taken Sept. 1st, 2003.

Cactaceae - Cactus Family

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