| Coastal pricklypear | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. littoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell
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Opuntia littoralis is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name coastal pricklypear. It is sometimes called the sprawling prickly pear due to its short stems and habit of growing close to the ground. "Littoral" means "pertaining to the seashore".[2]
- ^ Pinkava, D.J.; Puente, R.; Baker, M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Opuntia littoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152203A121582858. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152203A121582858.en. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Flowering Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains, Nancy Dale, 2nd Ed., 2000, p. 88