species 33,253 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
Field notes
Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear, is a cactus species found in the southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave, Anza-Borrego, and Colorado Deserts, as well as in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico. It is also found throughout the Grand Canyon and Colorado River region as well as into southern Utah and Nevada, and in the western Arizona regions along the Lower Colorado River Valley.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Dyotopasta yumaella, Opuntia Leaf Miner, Scale-feeding Snout, Staghorn Cholla Moth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Orange-tipped Woodborer, Diadasia australis, Cactus Bee, Barrel Cactus Woodborer
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Asphondylia betheli
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel, Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ornate Checkered Beetle, Red-eared Blister Beetle, Green Blister Beetle, Encelia Megandrena
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.