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It has pancake lobes

Dollar Joint Prickly Pear Cactus

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Scientific Name- Opuntia chlorotica   

Kingdom- Tracheobionta 

Phylum- Magnoliophyta 

Class- Caryophyllidae  

Order- Caryophyllales

Family- Cactaceae 

Genus- Opuntia 

Species- chlorotica   

 

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The flowers of this plant are a brilliant yellow hue. They are found on mountains as well as lower elevations. These type of plants prefer gravelly and rocky soils, and grow on the rocky ledges of the mountains. 

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