El Paso Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. arenaria (Engelm.) Parfitt - Cactus family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
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.