Cactaceae
Longspine eastern prickly-pear
Opuntia mesacantha
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Longspine eastern prickly-pear, Longspine eastern prickly-pear cactus, Southeastern prickly-pear cactus
Photos
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Becky, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mary Emily Eaton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.