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Opuntia basilaris

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Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear, is a cactus species found in the southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave, Anza-Borrego, and Colorado Deserts, as well as in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico. It is also found throughout the Grand Canyon and Colorado River region as well as into southern Utah and Nevada, and in the western Arizona regions along the Lower Colorado River Valley.

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Beavertail Pricklypear (Opuntia basilaris) observed in Palm Desert

Beavertail Pricklypear is a low-water, high-impact native plant that thrives in hot, dry conditio...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Opuntia basilaris
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Caryophyllales
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Habit: shrub

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Co-Mentioned Species

Beavertail Pricklypear
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