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Opuntia macrorhiza

Family: cactaceae
Common name(s): prickly pear
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 9~10

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 macrorhiza

• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-10) (24 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (1 photo)
• Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description (17 photos)
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (19 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-9) (11 photos)
• Native Plants of Central Texas - Photos with brief comments from University of Texas at Austin. (3 photos)
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (1 photo)
• Opuntia Web - Enthusiast's page describes characteristics and natural habitats of the species (and its subspecies, where appropriate). (48 photos)

Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza

Links

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (4 photos)
• Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information