Graham's Prickly Pear (Opuntia grahamii)

   

Graham's Prickly Pear (Opuntia grahamii), Big Bend. Photograph by Gertrud Konings, 21 April 2003.

• Common English Names: Graham's Prickly Pear
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Opuntia grahamii (o-POON-sha GREY-ham-ee). Also as Grusonia grahamii.
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range: Southern New Mexico and southwestern Texas into Chihuahua and Durango.
• Plant Form: Succulent subshrub to shrub.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 21 Aug 2003