brittle prickly-pear

Opuntia fragilis

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Opuntia fragilis, known by the common names brittle prickly pear and little prickly pear, is a prickly pear cactus native to much of North America. It occurs in several Canadian provinces. It is known from farther north than any other cactus, occurring at as close as 8°south of the Arctic Circle, (58°N latitude) in Alberta. There is an isolated and possibly genetically unique population in Eastern Ontario known as the "Kaladar Cactus".

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  1. (c) Alexandre Dell'Olivo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/9157091@N04/4691167139
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_fragilis

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