Opuntia humifusa

eastern prickly-pear cactus

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Cactaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 1ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Yellow

Fruit

Fleshy; Purple, Red

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry

Blooms

June - July

Fall Color

Habitat

sandy coastal dunes or shaly soils

Notes

fruit edible, used for jelly

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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