Close on a pretty member of the Opuntia polyacantha family, a Taylor’s Red plains pricklypear.
© Sheila Creighton 2021
Pricklypear
Posted on by Sheila Creighton •
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Imagery of Light 
This is a brand new Opuntia species for me. Ours flower yellow or a peachy orange.
I’m not that familiar with it as I’ve only seen it at this botanical gardens I recently visited but apparently it can grow here and can survive our winters.