Opuntia rufida (Prickly Pear)
Opuntia rufida (Prickly Pear) with rounded pink pads and fuzzy orange spines in a pot.
Botanical name: Opuntia rufida
Common name: Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae
Origin: Mexico
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The plant is closely related to Opuntia microdasys, and is sometimes taken as its subspecies, Opuntia microdasys subsp. rufida.
Similar plants: Opuntia rufida (Prickly Pear)
- Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Brazilian Prickly Pear)
- Consolea rubescens (Road Kill Cactus)
- Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (Desert Christmas Cactus)
- Opuntia cochenillifera (Cochineal Cactus)
- Opuntia macrocentra (Santa Rita Prickly Pear)
- Opuntia microdasys (Angel's-wings)
- Opuntia phaeacantha (Prickly Pear)
- Opuntia sp. (Prickly Pear)
- Opuntia tomentosa (Tree Pear)
Opuntia rufida f. minima
Opuntia rufida (Prickly Pear) with flat round pads covered in many small orange colored spines
Opuntia rufida (Prickly Pear) with pads covered in short brown glochids and spikes.
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