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English: Opuntia sp. - prickly pear cactus in Texas, USA.

Cactuses are an odd group of angiopsperms. Their leaves have been evolutionarily modified into spines, which are used for protection against herbivores. The green, succulent stems of cactuses are the only portions of the plant that engage in photosynthesis.

Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Caryophyllales, Cactaceae

Locality: near visitor center at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, USA

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