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Western Prickly Pear
Opuntia x occidentalis

Family: Cactaceae (CACTUS).
Generic common name: PRICKLY PEAR, CHOLLA.

Potrero Road roadside: Coastal sage scrub, June 2007.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Large, Solitary, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring. 		Thumbnail Picture of Opuntia x occidentalis




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