Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero
Decumbent Prickly Pear
Opuntia decumbens
Spanish: arpón

Decumbent Prickly Pear (Opuntia decumbens) is a plant recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 45 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).
TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
Local records45 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records3,387 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2026 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings
- 2026-08-12 — observation by luis-eduardo
- 2026-05-27 — observation by soulbiol
- 2026-05-13 — observation by angel_cruzz
- 2026-04-27 — observation by neftali8994
- 2026-04-27 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
- 2026-04-27 — observation by antonio_perez2
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Cite as: “Decumbent Prickly Pear (Opuntia decumbens) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/opuntia-decumbens/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.