Blind Prickly Pear (Opuntia rufida)

   

Blind Prickly Pear (Opuntia rufida), Big Bend, TX. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Blind Prickly Pear
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Opuntia rufida (oh-POON-sha ROO-fih-duh)
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range: Big Bend, Chihuahua, Coahuila.
• Plant Form: Shrub.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 3 Sep 2003