Opuntia basilaris albiflora

Date

1958

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

E.R. (Jim) Blakley

Location Information

Plant Information

Plant(s) Pictured

Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris)

Šmuwič (Barbareño)

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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

Flower Close-up

Image & Format Details

Decade

1950s

Photo Orientation

Portrait

Image & Format Tags

Color photograph

Collection

SBBG Library Archives

Index Number

SL_38471

Film Type

Kodachrome