Purple Pricklypear (Opuntia macrocentra)

   

Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth Co., Texas. Photograph by Carl S. Lieb, 1 April 1995.

• Common English Names: Purple Pricklypear
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Opuntia macrocentra (oh-PUN-sha mac-row-SEN-truh)
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range:
• Plant Form: Shrub
• Remarks:

Last Update: 10 June 2000.