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Opuntia aurea
Opuntia aurea is a cactus that grows in Southern Utah and possibly Northern Arizona.
From the article Opuntia aurea on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is prostrate and forms irregularly sprawling plants to about three feet across. Cladodes grow up to 10 (sometimes 15) cm long. Occasionally a single pad may grow upright. Areoles are slightly sunken. The cactus can be spineless, have a few spines or have multiple spines. Spines may be in the distal areoles only. Flowers may range from pale yellow to strong pink. The fruits typically bear no spines, but a few may appear at the apex. Seeds are circular with diameters around 7-8 mm.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 165869.