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Devil's-Tongue (Opuntia humifusa)

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Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
Credit: Frank Vincentz | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL

Opuntia Humifusa, or more commonly know as Devil's-Tongue, is a shrub of the genus Opuntia. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Opuntia Humifusa or Devil's-Tongue's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Opuntia
Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
State T/E Status: CT (SC) MA (E) NY (EV) PA (R)
State T/E Common Name: CT (eastern prickly pear) MA (prickly pear) NY (eastern prickly pear) PA (prickly-pear cactus)

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Devil's-Tongue (Opuntia humifusa)

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