Eastern Prickly-pear (Opuntia cespitosa). Cactaceae.

Photo of cactus flower

Native. Only two Opuntia species occur in New York. Opuntia cespitosa is distinguished from more common Opuntia humifusa by red-orange inner tepals and spines. Rare and VULNERABLE in New York. Napeague, June 2020.

Native. Only two Opuntia species occur in New York. Opuntia cespitosa is distinguished from more common Opuntia humifusa by red-orange inner tepals and spines. Rare and VULNERABLE in New York. Napeague, Long Island, June 2020.