Cactaceae
Violet pricklypear
Opuntia gosseliniana
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 紫青仙人掌
- English
- Violet pricklypear, Violet prickly-pear
Synonyms
- Opuntia chlorotica var. gosseliniana (F.A.C.Weber) D.J.Ferguson
- Opuntia violacea var. gosseliniana (F.A.C.Weber) L.D.Benson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Sue in az, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.