Prickly Pear Blossom
by D Hackett
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Prickly Pear Blossom
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D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Prickly Pear Blossom by D Hackett
This beautiful yellow prickly pear blossom was found on my property here in rural Florida.
Florida's most common native cactus is an Opuntia called prickly pear. This spiny, generally sprawling plant, up to 3 feet tall, features flattened stems and branches (pads) and displays lovely yellow blossoms in spring and decorative pink or red fruit in autumn. Incidentally, although many Opuntias have pad-like branches, numerous others develop cylindrical stems and branches.
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June 1st, 2015
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