Opuntia engelmannii Pad cutting inventory-hero-monitored When exposed to direct sun

When exposed to direct sun for at least 5-6 hours a day

this cactus is not frost-tolerant and must be protected from freezing temperatures

slightly to conspicuously undulate

a Mexican state with rare plant growth and goes dormant in winters

Opuntia engelmannii Pad cutting inventory-hero-monitored When exposed to direct sunI pad of Opuntia engelmannii Opuntia engelmannii is a prickly pear common across the south central and Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It goes by a variety of common names, including cow's tongue cactus, cow tongue prickly pear, desert prickly pear, discus prickly pear, Engelmann's prickly pear, and Texas prickly pear in the US, and nopal, abrojo, joconostle, and vela de coyote in Mexico. The nomenclatural history of this species is