Opuntia phaeacantha (New Mexican Prickly-Pear)

Family

CACTACEAE

Common Name

New Mexican Prickly-Pear

Agency Status
USFWS	State of NM	USFS	BLM	Navajo Nation	State Rank	Global Rank	NMRPTC Status
					S5	G5	D

Distribution

Populations of this species are widespread and common. It is found from southern and western Colorado to southwestern Kansas, southern California, central Utah, Chihuahua and northeastern Sonora, Mexico.

Comments

Populations of this species are widespread and common. It is found from southern and western Colorado to southwestern Kansas, southern California, central Utah, Chihuahua and northeastern Sonora, Mexico.

For distribution maps and more information, visit Natural Heritage New Mexico