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Plains Prickly Pear

a small segmented cactus with a large yellow flower

Opuntia polyacantha - native; Alternate names: Hair-spine prickly pear, nopal peludito; Blooms April - May; Both the pads and fruits or "tunas" are edible once all spines have been removed.

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Wind Cave National Park, Code: WICA

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota
Latitude: 43.5802993774414, Longitude: -103.439002990723

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07/04/2013

07/04/2013

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Saturday, July 11, 2020 2:51:32 PM

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NIKON NIKON, COOLPIX S560

10/7680 sec at f / 3.5

6.3 mm

ISO 64

Thursday, July 4, 2013 7:50:34 PM

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