Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
Pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
Pink flowers of pear in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2009
New growth shoot (apical meristem) of Opuntia cactus (pricly pears) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 17, 2009
Fruits of prickly pears (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 29, 2009
Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids (barbed hairs) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
Pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on rotting oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
Sprout of prickly pears cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2008
Blooming Prickly pears (Opuntia) cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2009
Emerging sprout (new pad) of prickly pears cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2008
Nymphs of cactus bug Chelinidea vittiger feeding on prickly pear cactus (discolored areas of opuntia is the result of punctures) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 11, 2008
Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
New growth of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 1, 2009
Coreid bugs Chelinidea vittiger (adult with feeding nymph) on a pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 7, 2008
Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 1, 2009
Cactus coreid bug Chelinidea vittiger on a pad of prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008
Pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on frying pan collected from a tree log on Kirby Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. College Station, Texas, November 10, 2013
Pad of pricly pears (opuntia) cactus with snow in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2008
Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids (barbed hairs) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2009
Rapidly growing vegetative shoot of prickly pear cactus with glossy wax coating and fresh areolas bearing leaf primordia, spines and tufts of glochids (barbed hairs) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 1, 2009
Dried sap of prickly pears cactus (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2009
Cactus coreid bug Chelinidea vittiger nymph on a pad of prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2008
Fruits of prickly pears (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 10, 2012
Warped pad of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) with a cladode rot fungus Aspergillus alliaceus(?) (black) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
Pad decay fungus Aspergillus alliaceus(?) (black) on prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
Pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on rotten wood on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
Pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on a fallen tree on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
Close up of pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 20, 2017
Pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, December 25, 2017
Pear-shaped stump puffball mushroom (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, March 1, 2018
Last year pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, March 1, 2018
Flowers of Bradford Pear(?) in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 4, 2018
Flowers of Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana)(?) in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 4, 2018
Tender young pad or nopalitos of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
Emerging pad of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
Immature pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 30, 2018
Pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
Masses of pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) near Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
Masses of pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) on a downed oak near Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 6, 2018
Prickly pears (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 21, 2020
Fresh pads of prickly pears (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 21, 2020
Flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
Close up of a tender young pad of prickly pear cactus (opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2018
Mature pear-shaped stump puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme, Apioperdon pyriforme) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 22, 2018
Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmanii(?)) with a bee in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
Yellow flower of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2020
Nymphs of cactus bug Chelinidea vittiger feeding on prickly pear cactus in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 11, 2021
Prickly pears (Opuntia) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 3, 2022
Prickly pears (Opuntia) near Howdy Haus at Floriculture Road in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 3, 2022
Blooming prickly pears (Opuntia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2023
Blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 28, 2024
Yellow flower of pricly pear cactus (Opuntia) on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2024
Slice of prickly pear (fruit of Opuntia) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
Close-up of a slice of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
Details of a slice of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
Section of prickly pear (cactus fruit) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from a supermarket. College Station, Texas, September 3, 2024
