Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus – Native Plant of the Day 07/23/2023
Photo from 06/05/2018. Location: Flat Rock Cedar Glade, Rutherford County, TN.
More photos / info at the Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus detail page, including an explanation of why this is likely O. cespitosa rather than O. humifusa.
Eastern Prickly Pear, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/11/2018.) Scientific name is Opuntia humifusa. Photo below was taken in Rutherford County, TN on June 5, 2018. Go to the Eastern Prickly Pear detail page for more information and photos.
Eastern Prickly Pear – Opuntia humifusa or Opuntia cespitosa