Opuntia humifosa with associates typical of sand prairie in the Kankakee sand region, including Helianthus occidentalis , Liatris aspera little bluestem grass and common bracken ferns. Ltd. Students may freely use these images in school reports not for publication without requesting permission. Others, please request permission by writing e-mail to Marty Lucas . Requests for uses aiding in the understanding and appreciation of prairies and native plants are routinely granted. Links Opuntia humifosa on the Fire Effects Information Service.
Bumblebees go into a kind of frenzy when feeding on the nectar of the prickly pear.
A cactus spine imaged with a scanning electron microscope. The Spring Green Preserve in Sauk County, Wisconsin, has an abundant population of prickly pear cactus. The City of Fulton , Illinois has a sand prairie remnant preserve with Opuntia humifosa .