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Opuntia aurea

Family: cactaceae
Common name(s): Golden Prickly Pear
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone -1~7b - -a~11

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Opuntia aurea

• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 7b-11) (3 photos)
• Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 6) (8 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (2 photos)
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
• Missouri Botanical Garden: Opuntia aurea 'Coombe's Winter Glow' - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-9) (4 photos)
• NARGS Image Gallery - Photograph(s) contributed by North American Rock Garden Society members. (1 photo)
• Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (zone -1--1) (2 photos)