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Pronunciation: oh-PUN-tee-a fee-a-KAN-tha
Common name: Desert prickly-pear
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Many habitats in the desert mountains and the east Peninsular Range, San Bernardino Mts, both deserts
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Opuntia 2) phaeacantha