Cactaceae
Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005
Found in NC in open, sandy or rocky habitats. Common in the coastal plain, uncommon in the piedmont, and a few scattered mountain records exist.
Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005
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Prickly Pear Cactus, aka Devil's Tongue (Opuntia compressa) Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005 Found in NC in open, sandy or rocky habitats. Common in the coastal plain, uncommon in the piedmont, and a few scattered mountain records exist. |
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Prickly Pear Cactus, aka Devil's Tongue (Opuntia compressa) Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on ... May 7, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com