Latin name: Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & J. Bigelow Pronunciation: oh-PUN-tee-a klor-OT-i-ka Common name: Pancake prickly-pear Family: Cactaceae (Cactus) Habitat: Dry rocky walls 3000'-5500', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, east Mojave Desert to Little San Bernardino Mountains, west edge of Colorado Desert Blooming period: May to June Name derivations: 1) Opuntia 2) chlorotica |
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