The spineless prickly pear often lacks spines on the lower portion of each pad.
Identification: I cannot find any information about this
cactus online. See this Opuntia comparison table.
1. Flowering joint of Opuntia laevis. 2. Flowering joint of Opuntia dillenii. 3. Upper part of flowering joint of Opuntia aciculate. By Mary Emily Eaton. Scanned by Daniel Schweich. From Britton, Nathaniel Lord, Rose, J. N., The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family, Press of Gibson Brothers, 1919, p. Vol. I, Plate XXVIII..