Cactus.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: Rafinesque 1828-1830.
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Engl.: hairspine pricklypear, plains pricklypear, juniper prickly-pear, porcupine prickly-pear.
Bot. syn.: Cactus ferox Nutt.
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