Border Pricklypear

Opuntia atrispina Griffiths - Cactus family

Size

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies

Native Range

  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • USA:  Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.