It's in the Eastern Prickly Pear Complex
A Complex is a group of closely related species
Taxonomy has some complicated concepts.
Location: Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Hobe Sound,
Sources: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/opuntia-humifusa/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_complex
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