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26-MAY-2005

Opuntia humifusa

Roadside in Williamson County

Eastern Prickly Pear is the only species of Cactus native to Tennessee. The area around Nashville in Middle Tennessee is a region known as the Limestone Basin. The basin has a shallow topsoil with limestone just beneath the soil in most areas. In these rock outcroppings and gravel cedar glades is where these Cacti can be found though rare.


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Guest 28-May-2005 01:00
This is a gorgeous shot Scott! I didn't know that cactus grew in Tenn.
It looks so delicate!
Guest 27-May-2005 21:51
These are amazing flowers
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