Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris)

El Cajon, CA

Beavertail Cactus
Opuntia basilaris


In type location in San Gabriel Mts., CA

Thumbnail by CactusJordi
Albuquerque, NM

Type locality of which name - it's not showing. I'm assuming your talking about either "brachyclada" or "humistrata"? The name "ramosa" came from roughly that area too though.

The type locality of the species O. basilaris is "Cactus Pass" which is east of Kingman, Arizona.

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