Opuntia chlorotica is a species of prickly pear in the family Cactaceae. Its common names include pancake prickly pear, flapjack prickly pear and dollarjoint prickly pear.
Description The cactus is bluish-green and manifests a bushy to erect form that may attain a height of two meters or more.Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1919. p. 160Jepson Manual Treatment: Opuntia chlorotica. 1993 Some analysis of the prehistoric range of O. chlorotica has been conducted by studies in the Waterman Mountains of Arizona; these pollen core analyses indicate that this cactus species was present in northern Arizona in late Wisconsinan glaciation period.C. Michael Hogan. 2009
Distribution and habitat The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
References
Notes Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1919. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family 236 pages C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Elephant Tree: Bursera microphylla, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Jepson Manual Treatment: Opuntia chlorotica. 1993
External links
Flora of North America; RangeMap Calflora images: Opuntia chlorotica Opuntia chlorotica photo gallery at Opuntia Web