Beach prickly pear

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Opuntia anahuacensis

Beach prickly pear, a reference photo
Photo: Joe Shaw · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Opuntia anahuacensis is a cactus species in the genus Opuntia of the family Opuntioideae. It is commonly misidentified as O. lindheimeri and less commonly as O. bentonii.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Beach prickly pear being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
Opuntia anahuacensis

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