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  7. Prickly Pears
  8. Golden-spined Pricklypear

species 19 observations

Golden-spined Pricklypear

Opuntia aureispina

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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27 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Opuntia Leaf Miner, Scale-feeding Snout, Staghorn Cholla Moth, Desert Bantam 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Orange-tipped Woodborer 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, Northern Mockingbird, Wild Turkey 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Sonoran Bumble Bee, Kern's Flower Scarab, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Cactus Sap Beetle 13

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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