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Opuntia cespitosa, commonly called the eastern prickly pear, [1] is a species of cactus native to North America. It is most common west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River , where it is found in the Midwest , Upper South and in Ontario . [ 1 ]
Opuntia guatemalensis is a low growing, spreading prickly pear, with pads that are 10–20 cm (4-8 inches) long. Areoles are light brown, or slightly tan, and raised. Spines are white-gray, being darker at the tip, and are present over 2/3 to 3/4 of an average pad. Large spines are partially perpendicular to the pad.
Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. [1] Cacti are well-adapted to aridity; however, they are still vulnerable to alterations in precipitation and temperature driven by climate change. [ 2 ]
Common English names for the plant and its fruit are Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, prickly pear, and spineless cactus, among many others. [3] In Mexican Spanish, the plant is called nopal, a name that may be used in American English as culinary terms. Peninsular Spanish mostly uses higo chumbo for the fruit and chumbera for the ...
Prickly pear cactus have flat, oval pads covered in spines. Pollinators love the pink blossoms, and the flowers are a beautiful contrast to the the stark spines of this plant.
Opuntia fragilis is a small, prostrate plant, rarely more than 10 cm (4 in) high: joints tumid, fragile, easily detached, oval, elliptical, or subglobose, 3–5 cm (1–2 in) long and nearly as thick as broad, bright green: areoles 0.6–1.3 cm (1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 in) apart, with whitish wool and a few white to yellow bristles, which are much longer and more abundant on older joints; spines 1 ...
Ortenzi is convinced the hardy and versatile cactus pear, otherwise called the prickly pear or, in Italy, the Indian fig, can be a highly profitable solution yielding a raft of products such as ...
Opuntia aciculata, also called Chenille pricklypear, [2] [3] [4] old man's whiskers, and cowboy's red whiskers, [4] is a perennial dicot and an attractive ornamental cactus native to Texas. It belongs to the genus Opuntia (prickly pear cacti). It is also widespread in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas (northern Mexico).