Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Mojave Prickly-pear)

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow ex Engelm.) Parfitt

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.) Parfitt

Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.

Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm. var. erinacea

Opuntia ursina F.A.C. Weber

Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow ex Engelm.

Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow ex Engelm. var. erinacea

Mojave Prickly-pear, Old Man Cactus

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Cactaceae	Succulent (water-storing) plants, often spiny
Genus	Opuntia	Prickly pears
Species	polyacantha	With many thorns
var.	erinacea	Resembling a hedgehog

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Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, CA

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