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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 ]
Image Flower Scientific name Parentage Distribution Cytology Opuntia × aequatorialis Britton & Rose: O. pubescens × O. soederstromiana: Ecuador: Opuntia × alta Griffiths: O. engelmannii var. lindheimeri × O. stricta
Opuntioideae is a subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae.It contains 15 genera divided into five tribes.The subfamily encompasses roughly 220–250 species, and is geographically distributed throughout the New World from Canada, to Argentina. [3]
Opuntia : generic name that comes from the Greek used by Pliny the Elder for a plant that grew around the city of Opus in Greece. [ 5 ] anacantha : Latin epithet meaning "without thorns".
Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. [3] O. ficus-indica is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus.
Opuntia : generic name that comes from the Greek used by Pliny the Elder for a plant that grew around the city of Opus in Greece. [ 4 ] auberi : epithet awarded in honor of the director of the Botanical Garden of Havana Pedro A. Auber .
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