Description ³

Cactaceae | eastern prickly pear
A clump-forming cactus bearing few yellow flowers, often with reddish centers and flat, fleshy, green pads covered with clusters of minute, reddish-brown, barbed bristles.

Habitat: Sandy areas and open, rocky sites.

Flowers: 2-3" wide; sepals, petals, and stamens numerous.

Leaves: Small, scale-like, dropping off.

Fruit: Green to dull purple, edible berry.

Thieret, J. W., Niering, W. A., & Olmstead, N. C. (2001). National Audubon Society field guide to North American wildflowers: eastern region (Chanticleer Press ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

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2. (c) Jason Sturner, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/50352333@N06/4644452431
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