Opuntia macrorhiza
twistspine pricklypear, plains pricklypear, bigroot pricklypear, common prickly pear
Family
Cactaceae
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
orange, purple, red, yellow
Flower Month
May - June
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.1
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Armed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Habitat
Sandy rocky soils in grasslands.