name: Plains Prickly Pear

flavor_db_name_variants: plains prickly pear

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Plains prickly pear

id: 435

name_scientific: Opuntia macrorhiza

description: Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. is a common and widespread species of cactus with the common names "Plains Prickly Pear" or "Twist-spine Prickly Pear." It is found throughout the Great Plains of the United States, from Texas to Minnesota, as well as in the desert and Rocky Mountain states from Arizona to Idaho, with sporadic populations in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. It is also reported from northern Mexico, in the states of Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila, Nuevo León and San Luís Potosí. The species is cultivated as an ornamental in other locations. The species prefers dry, sandy or gravelly soils. It is one of the shorter species of the genus, rarely over 30 cm (1 foot) tall, spreading horizontally and forming large clumps. Flowers are showy and bright yellow. Fruits are red, juicy and edible.

itis_id: 19718

wikipedia_id: Opuntia_macrorhiza

picture_file_name: 443.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 71889

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:33:19.000Z

legacy_id: 470

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Tropical fruits

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:42.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:25.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 1041245

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00435