Opuntia basilaris, Arizona

Date
1953
Media Format
Slide
Photographer
E.R. (Jim) Blakley
Opuntia basilaris, Arizona

Location Information

Country:
United States
State:
Arizona

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured
Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
Šmuwič (Barbareño)
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Alternative Common Names
Pricklypear, Beavertail, Beavertail Prickleypear, Nopal Del Castor
Native Status
Native
Plant Type/Growth Form
Shrub, Succulent
Blooming Period
Spring
Plant Communities
Chaparral, Opuntia basilaris, Desert, Grassland, Woodland, Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland
Flower Color
Pink, Purple, Red
Primary Plant Part
Flower Close-up

Image & Format Details

Index Number
SL_38476
Decade
1950s
Photo Orientation
Portrait
Collection
SBBG Library Archives
Image & Format Tags
Color photograph
Film Type
Kodachrome