 Yellow and orange flowers of Engelmann prickly pear cactus (Opuntia phaeacantha var. discata) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Yellow flowers of Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Orange flowers of Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Milkweed (Antelope horns, Asclepias asperula) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) on a shoot of prickly pears cactus in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, March 7, 2009
 Reakirt s Blue (Echinargus isola) butterfly on Antelope horns milkweed (Asclepias asperula) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Dwarf rosette lichen Physcia neogaea on a dry pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
 Snail feeding on a green pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium in Independence. Texas, May 3, 2009
 Close-up of a flower of Claret cup cactus in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, March 7, 2009
 Claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, March 7, 2009
 Button cactus (Epithelantha micromeris) with red fruits in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
 Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Moore s Hill Outcrop at FM Road 3090 near Navasota. Texas, April 21, 2018
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2020
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Pad decay fungus Aspergillus alliaceus(?) (black) on prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
 Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2016
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) with a bee in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
 Tender young pads or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 13, 2012
 Warped pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) with a cladode rot fungus Aspergillus alliaceus(?) (black) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
 Nymphs of cactus bug Chelinidea vittiger feeding on prickly pear cactus (discolored areas of opuntia is the result of punctures) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 11, 2008
 Close-up of young pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Top view of young pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Young pads of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Flower buds on a pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Green flower buds of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Dry pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 28, 2024
 Emerging pad of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Yellow flowers of Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2012
 Vegetative shoot of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Purplish pads of a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 28, 2023
 Texture of a pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 17, 2022
 Texture of a pad skeleton of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2024
 Dry aster seeds in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Dwarf rosette lichen Physcia neogaea on a dry pad of prickly pear cactus in prairie in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Close up of a tender young pad of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
 Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 1, 2009
 Close-up of purple spots on pads of a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 28, 2023
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids (barbed hairs) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
 Tulipan del monte (Hibiscus cardiophyllus) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Slender orange-bush lichen (Teloschistes exilis) together with Parmotrema and Physcia on an old pad of prickly pear cactus in McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Austin. Texas, March 17, 2021
 Devil s shoestring (Nolina lindhemeriana) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, March 7, 2009
 Coreid bugs Chelinidea vittiger (adult with feeding nymph) on a pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 7, 2008
 Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Common trumpet creeper (Foxglove vine, Campsis radicans) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Candelilla plant (Desert Candle, Euphorbia antisyphillitica) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, March 7, 2009
 Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 7, 2023
 Succulent in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Water cistern in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Red succulent flowers in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Palafoxia callosa in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Prickly pear cactus on Turkey Pass Trail in Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Fredericksburg, Texas, October 27, 2007
 Netted milkvine (Matelea reticulata) flower, with flat starlike green petal lobes with netlike markings and the shiny pearly white central dome, on Woodland Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
 Cactus coreid bug Chelinidea vittiger on a pad of prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008
 Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Water-primrose (Ludwigia) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Palafoxia hookeriana flower in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Purple-tinged prickly pear cactus in the middle part of Smokey Creek Trail. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Cactus coreid bug Chelinidea vittiger nymph on a pad of prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2008
 Nymphs of cactus bug Chelinidea vittiger feeding on prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 11, 2021
 Crag lily (Anthericum torreyi) in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, July 26, 2008
 Cactus coreid bug (Chelinidea vittiger) on a pad of prickly pear in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, August 7, 2010
 Blooming prickly pear cactus north from Capulin Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. New Mexico, near Los Alamos, May 24, 2008
 Slice of prickly pear (fruit of Opuntia) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
 Prickly pear (Opuntia) pad in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 10, 2011
 Pads of prickly pear cactus on Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 27, 2013
 Purple-tinged prickly pear cactus on Smokey Creek Trail near Trap Spring east from Mule Ear Overlook. Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 25, 2007
 Prickly pear cacti (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 27, 2019
 Section of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
 Close-up of a slice of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
 Details of a slice of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
 Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids (barbed hairs) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
 Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pear cactus with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids (barbed hairs) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 1, 2009
 Prickly pear cactus on a mural "500 Anos de Resistencia" by Salvadoran artist Isaias Mata (1992) on 24th Street in Mission District of San Francisco. California, March 16, 2024
 Shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium in Independence. Texas, March 22, 2009
 Flower bud of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009
 Vegetative shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009
 Snail feeding on a fresh young pad of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009
 Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009
 Yellow flower of pricly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2024
 Dried sap of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2009
 New growth of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 1, 2009
 Blooming Prickly pears (Opuntia) cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2009
 Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) with fleshy, green, leaf-like phylloclades in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, April 19, 2009
 Prickly peas (Opuntia) cactus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 18, 2018
 Prickly pear pad in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 10, 2011
 Prickly pear cacti and dry trees in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 27, 2019
 Prickly peas (Opuntia cactus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 25, 2014
 Sprout of prickly pears cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2008
 Pads of prickly peas cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 25, 2018
 Dry pad skeleton of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 13, 2020
 Skeleton of a dry pad of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2024
 Skeleton of a dry pad of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 1, 2020
 Dry skeleton of prickly peas cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 22, 2022
 Blooming prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 30, 2011
 Prickly peas (Opuntia) cactus at the entrance in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 3, 2021
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