[Prickly Pear: The Genus Opuntia in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

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, 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