Rio Grande Pricklypear

Opuntia aureispina (Brack & K.D. Heil) Pinkava & Parfitt

Cactus family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
5.0 feet
Flower Color
Red, Orange, Yellow
Bloom Time
Mid Spring

Native Range

  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • USA:  Texas

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.