Columbia Prickly Pear
Opuntia X columbiana
Synonyms: Opuntia erinacea var. columbiana, Opuntia fragilis X polycantha, Opuntia polycantha var. polycantha
![Columbia Prickly Pear: Opuntia X columbiana (Synonyms: Opuntia erinacea var. columbiana, Opuntia fragilis X polycantha, Opuntia polycantha var. polycantha)](polycantha/polycantha1a.jpg)
One of the flattened pads of Columbia prickly pear as seen above the Avery Boat Ramp in the Columbia River Gorge.......June 3, 2009.
![Columbia Prickly Pear: Opuntia X columbiana (Synonyms: Opuntia erinacea var. columbiana, Opuntia fragilis X polycantha, Opuntia polycantha var. polycantha)](polycantha/polycantha1b.jpg)
Columbia prickly pear as seen above the Avery Boat Ramp in the Columbia River Gorge......June 3, 2009.