Opuntia aurea is a cactus that grows in Southern Utah and perhaps Northern Arizona.

Opuntia aurea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. aurea
Binomial name
Opuntia aurea
E.M.Baxter

It is prostrate and forms irregularly sprawling plants to about three feet across. Occasionally a single pad may grow upright. The cactus can be spineless, have a few spines or have multiple spines. Spines may be in the distal areoles only.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pinkava, D.J.; Baker, M.; Puente, R. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Opuntia aurea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151954A121574153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151954A121574153.en. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.)5(6): 489, 1983" (PDF). Opuntia Web.
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