#Opuntia #basilaris #cactus #arizona #asu #polytech #sonora #desert #flower #garden #landscape @ ASU… http://t.co/3ne2SVzvjV

— Alandon (@AlandonJoe) 2014.3.30

Photo: A few of the Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ pads are showing signs of life, but most are gone. It was... http://t.co/oEmeEoTmCL

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2014.3.19

Photo: The little Baby Rita prickly pear, Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ is starting to take off - and the... http://t.co/6TXPjf5X4t

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2013.5.2

Photoset: Been waiting for an update on a few of my favorites? Well, here you go: Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby... http://t.co/7x6IpnsHm6

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2013.4.18

Spotted a beavertail cactus in bloom this morning. Opuntia basilaris. Desert life = trippy. http://t.co/tDHWx5MGZ7 http://t.co/8xpCmmkM1q

— Courtney S. Danforth (@csdanforth) 2013.4.12

Y'all the Opuntia basilaris will bloom this week. They look a little like azaleas or cherry blossoms if you're homesick enough. #beaver #lol

— Courtney S. Danforth (@csdanforth) 2013.4.8

Photo: Sure, grow another round … This has been quite the year for prickly pears, and the Opuntia basilaris... http://t.co/1dgVoNt6

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2012.9.7

Photoset: The Opuntia basilaris, Baby Rita prickly pear, continues to explode, while the second specimen... http://t.co/hUEjZE7Z

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2012.8.2

Photo: The Baby Rita prickly pear, Opuntia basilaris, is already starting on a second round of growth! This... http://t.co/O0j1rOZg

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2012.5.15

Beavertail Cactus: Opuntia basilaris – A.R. Valentien http://bit.ly/q4j1RK #ARValentien #BeavertailCactus #Opuntiabasilaris #art #cac...

— SUGAR + MEOWS (@SUGARMEOWS) 2011.7.11

Photo: Had to add this little guy on to use a coupon :) It is an Opuntia basilaris Baby Rita. Only growing... http://tumblr.com/xgd2d60lii

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2011.5.3

@RivenCactus I did 3 years of threatened plant research on Opuntia basilaris.... so I always enjoy your cactus tweets.

— Jess Morgan (@MorganBotanical) 2009.10.23

Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ https://t.co/bjkoJSfFS8

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2016.4.29

Photoset: Opuntia basilaris and Hesperaloe parviflora / Sedona, Arizona The play of yellow blossoms with... http://t.co/pVGi8ujOZ3

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2015.5.14

Photoset: Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ and O. microdasys http://t.co/RzuLQleOPo

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2014.3.31

Opuntia spring in the garden: Opuntia engelmannii Opuntia microdasys montrose Opuntia basilaris ‘Baby... https://t.co/FmP58NBjfA

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2016.3.6

Opuntia spring growth: O. basilaris ‘Baby Rita’ O. imbricata v. viridiflorus (Santa Fe Cholla) O.... https://t.co/YUzgFBX1KD

— Dustin Miller (@zoopunkwild) 2016.3.27