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Pronunciation: oh-PUN-tee-a VAY-zee-eye
Common name: Vasey's prickly-pear
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Chaparral and disturbed places, coastal sage scrub, valley grassland below 2000', hybrid of O. littoralis and O. phaecantha
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Opuntia 2) vaseyi