Opuntia erinacea v. columbiana (Columbia River Cat’s Paw Cactus Cactus Lover

Yellow/apricot flowers in June. Moderate sized plant, good groundcover, very spiny. 3″ high by 24″ wide. Zone 5. (Collected by Dixie Dringman, Rock Island, WA).  Sean Hogan suggests that it is Opuntia fragilis v. columbiana. Sold as a rooted plant in a 2.5″ pot.