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Blind Prickly-pear Cactus

Opuntia rufida

Authorship: Engelmann

Sources

[Mata-Silva (UTEP), Photographic voucher]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae

PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)

ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)

FamilyCACTACEAE (Cactus Family)

GenusOpuntia

Speciesrufida

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

csteinbronn8Jun 28, 2026South Guest Ranch Road, Fort Hancock, TX, US

kevinfloydApr 25, 2026Hudspeth County, TX, USA

kevinfloydApr 25, 2026Hudspeth County, TX, USA

kevinfloydApr 25, 2026Hudspeth County, TX, USA

kevinfloydApr 25, 2026Hudspeth County, TX, USA

cypseloidesApr 28, 2023Hudspeth County, US-TX, US

cypseloidesApr 28, 2023Hudspeth County, US-TX, US

henicorhinaApr 30, 2022Fort Hancock, TX, US

cypseloidesApr 30, 2022Hudspeth County, US-TX, US

crot_arocSep 11, 2020Hudspeth County, TX, USA

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G4Apparently Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	S4Apparently Secure
Texas SGCN	Not assessed