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Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia humifusa
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Who'da thought that cactus grew in Indiana, not just at the sand dunes area near Lake Michigan, but right here in northeast Indiana. Noted geologist and amateur botanist, Tony Fleming, found some plants at Chain O' Lakes State Park and pointed me towards them. They didn't look nice and plump and impressive as they do in the desert southwest, but were astonishing just the same.
Amazingly enough, when googling for cactus in Indiana, I came across a Purdue web page claiming that it's a weed in Indiana and pondering the various methods of controlling it, including herbicides. Geez, they hate for there to be one plant out of place in the landscape!
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| Cactus growing among the leaf litter in the woods of northeast Indiana! |
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