Engelmann's Pricklypear, Cactus Apple, Nopal, Tuna, Purple Fruit Prickly Pear, Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
Synonyms: Opuntia dillei; Opuntia discata, Opuntia phaeacantha var. discata
Engelmann's pricklypear as seen along the trail in Woods Canyon east of the Red Rock Visitor Center and Ranger Station to the south of Oak Creek, Arizona.........March 21, 2015.
Paul Slichter