Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Opuntia
engelmannii Common Name: Cactus Apple, Engelmann's Pricklypear, Engelmann's Prickly Pear Flower Color: Yellow, salmon pink, orange, red Plant Type: Cactus, Shrub, Perennial Height: To 5 feet (1.5 m) tall Date Observed: April 26, 2005 & August 27, 2005 Notes: The 3-inch (7.6 cm) wide flowers are a solid color with no reddish center. The round, flat, green pads usually have 0 to 6 white (sometimes yellow) spines per areole. Many spines have a dark base. The edible, purple-red fruits are called "tunas". |
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