Opuntia basilaris

Date

April 29, 1967

Media Format

Slide

Photographer

Edwin R. Chandler

Location Information

Place Name

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Country:

United States

State:

California

County:

Santa Barbara

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

1960s

Photo Orientation

Landscape

Image & Format Tags

Color photograph

Collection

SBBG Library Archives

Index Number

SL_05057

Film Type

Kodachrome