devil’s tongue - Opuntia humifusa

Synonyms: Opuntia compressa, prickly pear,

USDA Plant Code: OPHU
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry
Leaves: evergreen
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: shrub,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow
Bloom Period: spring/summer
Fragrant: no
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Flower(s); May. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); October. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); photo taken 8 July 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); photo taken 8 July 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); photo taken on 20 July 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); green metallic sweat bee on flower
Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); photo taken 20 July 1993
Catherine Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); buried in sand dune
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); buried in sand dune
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org
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Kenneth M. Gale, , Bugwood.org
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