Opuntia phaeacantha
Engelm.
Brown spined prickly pear, Mojave prickly pear, Tulip pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Opuntia arizonicaPLANTS
Opuntia camanchicaPLANTS
Opuntia canadaPLANTS
Opuntia charlestonensisPLANTS
Opuntia dulcisPLANTS
Opuntia engelmannii var. cycloidesPLANTS
Opuntia gilvescensPLANTS
Opuntia littoralis var. pierceiJEPS
Opuntia mojavensisPLANTS
Opuntia phaeacantha var. brunneaPLANTS
Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchicaPLANTS
Opuntia phaeacantha var. majorPLANTS
Opuntia phaeacantha var. mojavensisPLANTS
Opuntia phaeacantha var. nigricansPLANTS
Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacanthaPLANTS
Opuntia phaeacantha var. superbospinaPLANTS
Opuntia superbospinaPLANTS
Opuntia woodsiiPLANTS
Bloom Period
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland
[Wikipedia] Range, Cactus Moth Attack, Food Source: Opuntia phaeacantha is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common names brown-spine prickly pear, tulip prickly pear, and desert prickly pear found across the southwestern United States, lower Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This plant, like other Opuntia species, is attacked by cactus moth. The cactus can be prepared as food in a similar fashion to Opuntia humifusa. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
