Desert Prickly Pear
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| Scientific name | Opuntia phaeacantha |
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| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population stable) |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Prickly pear |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
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| ID | 3087943 |
About Desert Prickly Pear
Opuntia phaeacantha is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common names tulip prickly pear and desert prickly pear found across the southwestern United States, lower Great Plains, and northern Mexico. The plant forms dense but localized thickets.