Common Name	Grizzly Bear Pricklypear, Mojave Prickly Pear, Old Man Cactus
Latin Name	Opuntia erinacea
Family	Cactaceae
Sunset zones / USDA zones
Type / Form	Cactus / Small
Native Habitat	Southwestern deserts above 2,500 feet
Soil	Decomposed granite, clay loam, limestone, low to some organic content, well drained
Water	Once  per month during dry months
Exposure	Full sun
Height X Width	One foot by three feet
Protective Mechanism	Thorns
Leaves	Green pads
Flowers	Pink, red, or yellow flowers in May and June
Bark / Roots
Maintenance	Low
Propagation	Cuttings, seeds
Pests and diseases
Landscape uses	Container, rock garden, specimen
Garden Suitability	Butterfly, Ethnobotanical, Mojave
Nature Value	Invertebrates eat nectar
Native American Uses	Fruit eaten
Links
Images and data	http://www.mojavenp.org/opuntia_erinacea_erinacea_mojave_national_preserve.htm
Images and data	http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5935
Images and data	http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/70976/
Images and data	http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Opuntia_erinacea.html
Images and data	http://www.greatbasinnatives.com/servlet/Detail?no=31
Images and data	http://mojavedesert.net/cactus/oldman.html
Images and data	http://www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pa/du_prkpear.html
Data	http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_cfe4.html
Data	http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Opuntia+polyacantha+var.+erinacea
Data	http://server9.web-mania.com/users/pfafardea/database/plants.php?Opuntia+erinacea
Nursery, images, and data	http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Opuntia+polyacantha+var.+erinacea
Nursery	Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345, 760-947-6261
Distribution map	http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OPPOE

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