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Plains Prickly Pear
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Plains Prickly Pear

Opuntia polyacantha
In the United States: Native · also called prickly pear, plains pricklypear, prickly pear cactus, common prickly pear

Bees visit the showy flowers primarily for pollen, with limited nectar production in small quantities. Bloom occurs in late spring over a period of about three weeks on this drought-tolerant cactus that requires well-drained soil.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) May–June
Duration~25 days
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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