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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