Opuntia littoralis is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name coastal pricklypear. It is sometimes called the sprawling prickly pear due to its short stems and habit of growing close to the ground.

Opuntia littoralis is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

A species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name coastal prickly pear. Commonly confused with Opuntia semispinosa, which has longer, sometimes spineless pads. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in …

Opuntia littoralis is a California prickly pear cactus that was originally described as a variety of O. engelmannii, but the two species are not closely related. See GenBank locus MW419601. O. littoralis is hexaploid.

Name: Opuntia is an old Latin name used by Pliny, formerly belonging to another plant. Littoralis means "of the seashore." (Dale 88). General: Very common in the study area. Photographed in Big Canyon and along Back Bay Dr. between Big Canyon and …

Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cell. Cactaceae. A very common cactus at low elevations near the coast. This species grows in sprawling patches on sun drenched slopes and ridges. The south facing slopes of some hills on campus are all but inaccessible due …

Opuntia littoralis. Common Name. coastal pricklypear. Kingdom. Plantae. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Opuntia. Species. Opuntia littoralis. Identification Numbers. TSN: 19717. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the ...

This cactus forms large clumps, many feet across, rather untidy in appearance, and it blooms in late spring, producing large flowers colored various shades between yellow and dull red.

Opuntia littoralis is a sprawling cactus that grows up to 1.5 m tall. As with other platyopuntias, plants have flattened stems with spines. Roots are shallow and laterally extensive. Fruits are fleshy and edible at maturity and are covered with barbed spines.

Opuntia littoralis is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 1.2 m (4ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.