Native Plants

Cock-Spur Prickly-Pear

Opuntia pusilla

Location

May not be native

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Type

Evergreen, Shrubs, Succulents

Attributes

Fruit

May Attract

Cock-Spur Prickly-Pear is thought to attract these families of birds

Adult. Photo: Ron Knight/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Family

Crows, Magpies, Jays

Adult. Photo: Linda Krueger/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Adult female, Arizona type. Photo: Stubblefield Photography/Shutterstock

Family

Blackbirds and Orioles

Adult. Photo: Rick and Nora Bowers/Alamy

Family

Thrushes

Female. Photo: Peter Brannon/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Waxwings

Juvenile male. Photo: Mick Thompson/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Woodpeckers

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