Opuntia fragilis
Prickly pear
Evergreen perennial
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The Opuntia fragilis plant species is found in N. America - Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota to South Dakota, British Columbia, Kansas and Utah. It is a member of the Cactaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Prickly pear.

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Latin Name:  Opuntia fragilis
Common Name:  Prickly pear
Family:  Cactaceae
Author:  (Nutt.)Haw.
 
Known Hazards:  The plant has numerous minutely barbed glochids (hairs) that are easily dislodged when the plant is touched and they then become stuck to the skin where they are difficult to see and remove. They can cause considerable discomfort[200].
 
Mature Height:  0.1   Mature Width:  0.3
 
Habitat:  Dry prairies, sandhills and rocks[204].

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