BEAVERTAIL PRICKLYPEAR CACTUS (OPUNTIA BASILARIS)

CACTACEAE CACTUS FAMILY

Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris Beavertail Pricklypear Cactus

* California Native

Habitat Creosote-Bush Scrub, Mojave Desert; Elevation ~ 5000'

Observed  Chaparrosa Peak Trail- Wildlands Conservancy, Yucca Valley, CA 05.10.2014

CACTACEAE CACTUS FAMILY

Opuntia basilaris Beavertail Pricklypear Cactus
Habitat Desert; creosote bush and sagebrush scrub community, Elevation ~ 1100'
Observed Earl Henderson Trail - Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, CA 07.02.13