Calflora Taxon Report
Opuntia erinacea  Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow  var. erinacea 

(not an active name)
Grizzly pear,   Grizzlybear pricklypear,   Mojave prickly pear
Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California.
also called Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Parent: Opuntia erinacea
Genus: Opuntia
Family: Cactaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSOpuntia polyacantha var. erinacea
Information about Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (OPPOE)

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