Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia chlorotica is a species of prickly pear in the family Cactaceae. Its common names include pancake prickly pear, flapjack prickly pear and dollarjoint prickly pear.
Description
The cactus is bluish-green and manifests a bushy to erect form that may attain a height of two meters or more.Some analysis of the prehistoric range of O. chlorotica has been conducted by studies in the Waterman Mountains of Arizona; these pollen core analyses indicate that this cactus species was present in northern Arizona in late Wisconsinan glaciation period.