Opuntia ficus-indica
Indian Fig, Barbary Fig, Prickly Pear
The edible prickly pear and the infamous cholla are two distinct members of this diverse group of desert plants.
Opuntia imbricata (Cane Cholla Cactus)
25cm, Cane Cholla Cactus is a fully winter hardy cactus which makes small thickets in time with much-branched, cylindrical stems, densely covered with white, very sticky spines.
Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina
Scientific Name: Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt & Pinkava
Synonym: Opuntia phaeacantha var. flavispina
Family: Cactaceae ...
Opuntia arenaria
( Arenaria Cactus )
The oval, green joints reach up to 3 inches in length and 1 1/2 inches broad, they have 5 to 8 spines of 1 inch extending from large brown areoles while brown glochids cover the surface.
Opuntia lindheimeri var. linguiformis
Cow's tounge prickly pear
Cactaceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.
No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Opuntia polyacantha can be found (opens a new window).
USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Opuntia polyacantha is native to North America.
Opuntia phaeacantha (Prickly Pear Cactus)
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
Semi-desert, foothills. Openings. Spring, summer.
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, June 12, 2007, September 2, 2007, and October 21, 2010.
Opuntia compressa syn. O. humifusa
Common Name(s):
Eastern Prickly Pear, Low Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue
USDA Hardiness Zones: ...
#215 Opuntia humifusa
Common Names: hardy prickly pear , prickly pear cactus, prickly-pear
Family: Cactaceae (cactus Family)
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Opuntia humifusa
Many people are surprised to learn that Connecticut has cacti, but the prickly pear is found in all eastern states except for Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Genus: Opuntia
Description
General: perennial, forming rounded clumps 10-30 cm tall,
often spreading into mats several meters broad. The stem
joints obovate to almost round in outline, strongly flattened, ...
Genus: Opuntia
Species: chlorotica
The prickly pear cactus is a widely used and versatile cactus. It can be used in many different ways such as foods, crops, etc..
Prickly-Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) - close view of fruits © Daniel Reed Note the tiny spines.
Common Name: Prickly Pear Cactus
Latin Name: Opuntia humifusa
Habitat: Sandy areas, open rocky sites
Blooms: Late spring, summer ...
Opuntia ficus-indica
Fruits and Vegetables, Cacti and Succulents
Excellent drainage required, soil ideally rich in organic material, ample sun, keep dry in winter. Propagated as other Opuntias. Zone 10 ...
Opuntia polyacantha
The O. polyacantha, or missouriensis, bears pale yellow flowers upon large flat joints, studded with fine spines set in bunches of yellow down.
TUNA - Opuntia ficus-indica
TUPELO
Rare Fruit Sources. By Arlo Hale Smith. 1977 #1, pp 3-16 ...
Opuntia sp.
Family: Cactaceae
Prickly Pear
Opuntia is a very large genus of cacti, varying in size from 2in tall miniature plants to 100ft tall trees. They are native from Canada, to Chile and Argentina.
Opuntia polyacantha. Prickly Pear Cactus with a shield bug. Pony, Montana.
Opuntia bigelovii. Teddy Bear Cholla. Sonora Desert Museum. Tuscon, Arizona.
Opuntia bigelovii. Teddy Bear Cholla. Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Opuntia
I guess we've all driven through the country side, and seen the mounds of prickly pear cactus adorning dilapidated mobile homes, so often used in those tastefully painted tractor tires.
Opuntia microdasys comes from Mexico and is a popular species of cactus. The many-jointed plant can reach a height of 20 inches and the joints can reach 4 inches across.
Opuntia compressa
(Eastern prickly pear cactus) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones:
1 ...
Opuntia humifusa : Prickly Pear Cactus - Whole Plant
Orontium aquaticum : Golden Club - Whole Plant
Paeonia 'Coral Charm' : Coral Charm Peony - Flowers ...
Name: Brittle (Opuntia fragilis syn. Cactus fragilis) ZONE 2
Flower Colour: yellow, sometimes red
Height x Spread: 5 to 10 x 15 to 20 ...
Chumbera - Opuntia ficus-indica
Chupón - Sideroxylon obovatum
Cibota - Cibotium barometz
Cicuta - Conium maculatum
Cicuta acuática - Cicuta virosa
Cicuta menor - Aethusa cynapium
Cicuta verde - Amanita phalloides
Cidro - Citrus medica ...
exaltata Nicandra physalodes Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana tabacum Nopalxochia phyllanthoides Odontonema strictum Olea europaea Oncidium reflexum Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance' Oncoba routledgei Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Opuntia ...
Bunny ears cactus - see Opuntia microdasys
Burning bush - see Dictamnus
Bushman's poison - see Acokanthera
Caladium (Angel's wings) - poisonous
Calico bush - see Kalmia
Calla lily - see Zantedeschia ...
Your Prickly pear (Opuntia) is thirsty! Cacti, especially pad type cacti need more water than what is commonly assumed. In their natural habitat they will survive with very little water, but they won't thrive.
The largest cactus genus is Opuntia, jointed-stemmed species recognizable by the fleshy stems made up of either cylindrical (in the cane cacti and the chollas) or flattened (in the prickly pears) joints called pads.
Prickly Pear Cacti (Opuntia species): Low mat-forming prickly pears are very easy to grow. Always wear heavy gloves when handling prickly pears.
Prickly Pear cactus (genus Opuntia)
Classification of Cacti:
Kingdom - Plantae (plants)
Phylum - Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
Division - Magnoliophyta = Anthophyta] (angioperms)
Class - Dicotyledonae = Magnoliopsida (dicots) ...
Well, needless to say, opuntia never made it as a dry-land forage crop for the thirsty parts of the world. As it turns out, thornlessness in cacti is in part genetically controlled, but also environmentally controlled.
the fine hairs in Opuntia.
glumes: bracts subtending the floret(s) of a sedge, or similar plant; in grasses forming the lowermost organs of a spikelet (there are usually 2 but 1 is sometimes reduced; or rarely, both are absent).
Common name: Alfilerillo, Cola De Diablo
Botanical name: Pereskiopsis diguetii Family: Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Synonyms: Pereskiopsis velutina, Opuntia diguetii, Pereskiopsis digueti ...
tuna cactus; Indian-fig Opuntia ficus-indica
tung-oil tree Vernicia fordii
turkey berry Solanum torvum
turk's cap Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Turk's turban; tubeflower Clerodendrum indicum
Tyrol knapweed Centaurea nigrescens ...
 See also: Cactus, Green, Orange, Grass, Pink
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