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Santa Rita Pricklypear
Opuntia santa-rita
Opuntia gosseliniana, commonly known as the violet pricklypear, is a species of cactus that is native to Pima County, Arizona in the United States and Baja California, Chihuahua, and Sonora in Mexico.
From the article Opuntia gosseliniana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Like most prickly pears, the pads are flat. Unlike most prickly pears, they have a violet, pink, or red tinge. The cactus reaches mature heights of one to five feet and blooms either yellow or red.
Range & habitat
The above-mentioned taxonomic issues complicate any attempt to describe the distribution of particular varieties or species. O. gosseliniana is especially known from Mexico, but has been reported from Arizona. It is found growing at Pima County, Arizona and Baja California, Chihuahua, and Sonora in Mexico.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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 165901.