Grassland Pricklypear

Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow - Cactus family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Native Range

  • USA:  Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming
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.