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Common Name: Santa Rita prickly pear
Characteristics: Opuntia santarita is a uniquely striking species of prickly pear as its blades turn violet purple in winter and times of drought. The blades have no spines, only glochids with loosely attached yellow fibers . The pads on the santarita prickly pear are obovate shaped and green with a reddish-purple tinge. Cold weather brings out the purple tinge on these pads. In late Spring, yellow flowers, three and a half inches in diameter, form along the edges of the uppermost pads, followed by red-purple fruits one to two inches tall.
Information from The University of Arizona website.
Taken in the Sonoran Desert. One thing to be aware of: if you want a macro photo you have to get close. To get close you WILL have both hand and forearms full if tiny needles.
Characteristics: Opuntia santarita is a uniquely striking species of prickly pear as its blades turn violet purple in winter and times of drought. The blades have no spines, only glochids with loosely attached yellow fibers . The pads on the santarita prickly pear are obovate shaped and green with a reddish-purple tinge. Cold weather brings out the purple tinge on these pads. In late Spring, yellow flowers, three and a half inches in diameter, form along the edges of the uppermost pads, followed by red-purple fruits one to two inches tall.
Information from The University of Arizona website.
Taken in the Sonoran Desert. One thing to be aware of: if you want a macro photo you have to get close. To get close you WILL have both hand and forearms full if tiny needles.
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