Opuntia basilaris

Date
April 1965
Media Format
Slide
Photographer
Katherine K. Muller
A cactus with many round flat lobes surrounded with yellow-orange, cup shaped flowers. Several round, bright pink flowers bloom on the edges for the cactus.

Location Information

Place Name
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Country:
United States
State:
California
County:
Santa Barbara
City:
Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Garden Section/Display
Desert

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured
Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
Šmuwič (Barbareño)
khɨkhɨ'
More Info
Alternative Common Names
Pricklypear, Beavertail, Beavertail Prickleypear, Nopal Del Castor
Native Status
Native
Plant Type/Growth Form
Shrub, Succulent
Blooming Period
Spring
Plant Communities
Chaparral, Opuntia basilaris, Desert, Grassland, Woodland, Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland
Flower Color
Pink, Purple, Red
Primary Plant Part
Whole Plant, Flower Close-up

General Subject

General Subject
Plant Pictures

Image & Format Details

Decade
1960s
Photo Orientation
Landscape
Image & Format Tags
Color photograph
Collection
Katherine Muller
Index Number
SL_02755
Film Type
Kodachrome