Pronunciation: oh-PUN-tee-a fee-a-KAN-tha
Common name: Desert prickly-pear
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Many habitats in the desert mountains and
the east Peninsular Range, San Bernardino Mts, both
deserts
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Opuntia
2) phaeacantha