[Prickly Pear: The Genus Opuntia in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Brown-spined Prickly Pear, Mojave Prickly Pear, Tulip Pricklypear

Opuntia phaeacantha

Synonyms: Opuntia littoralis var. piercei, Opuntia phaeacantha var. major, Opuntia mojavensis

Brown-spined Prickly Pear, Mojave Prickly Pear, Tulip Pricklypear: Opuntia phaeacantha (Synonyms: Opuntia littoralis var. piercei, Opuntia phaeacantha var. major, Opuntia mojavensis) - Brown-spined Prickly Pear, Mojave Prickly Pear, Tulip Pricklypear: Opuntia phaeacantha (Synonyms: Opuntia littoralis var. piercei, Opuntia phaeacantha var. major, Opuntia mojavensis)

Brown-spined prickly pear observed in Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 28, 2006.
Paul Slichter