Calflora Taxon Report
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Brittle prickly pear, Brittle pricklypear, Pigmy tuna
Opuntia fragilis is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere)

Alternate Names and Sources:
Cactus fragilisPLANTS
Opuntia brachyarthraPLANTS
Opuntia fragilis ssp. brachyarthraPLANTS
Opuntia fragilis var. brachyarthraPLANTS
Opuntia fragilis var. denudataPLANTS
Opuntia fragilis var. fragilisPLANTS
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Bloom Period
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Accepted by: JEPS + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

Northern Juniper Woodland
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