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	Opuntia humifusa  (RAF.) RAF.

Fam.: Cactaceae / Cactus Fam.

Synon.:  Opuntia vulgaris  MILL.

Genus:  Opuntia  MILL.

Authors:
	RAF.:		Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (1783 - 1840), biologist in Europe and USA
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener

Etymology:
	Opuntia:		Greek plant name
	humifusa:		felled
	vulgaris:		common

Fig. 1:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

Fig. 2:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

Fig. 3:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

Fig. 4:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

Fig. 5:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

Fig. 6:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

Fig. 7:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

Fig. 8:  Opuntia humifusa / Low Prickly Pear, Eastern Prickly Pear D Felsberg 29.7.2019

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