Common Name: Prickly Pear Cactus
Latin Name: Opuntia humifusa
Habitat: Sandy areas, open rocky sites
Blooms: Late spring, summer ...
I believe it a prickly pear cactus (or at least it looks like one). I keep it in a window that has a northern exposure (the only window I have in my office) but there is large overhang right above my window.
Prickly Pear Cactus. . In the Cactaceae or cactus family. Common, native.
Pride of India (Melia azederach). From South Asia. Introduced. A majestic tree in the landscape. The bark, flowers and foliage are nice.
Prickly pear cactus are found in all of the deserts of the American Southwest, with different species having adapted to different locale and elevation ranges. Most require course, well-drained soil in dry, rocky flats or slopes.
Prickly Pear cactus (genus Opuntia)
Classification of Cacti:
Kingdom - Plantae (plants)
Phylum - Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
Division - Magnoliophyta = Anthophyta] (angioperms)
Class - Dicotyledonae = Magnoliopsida (dicots) ...
Prickly pear cactus is a clump-forming and semi-prostrate plant. Flattened round-to-oval green pads 2-10 inches across have scattered needle-like spines and tufts of glochids (bristles).
Prickly pear cactus (pictured above) has flat, fleshy pads that grow on top of each other, resembling bunny ears. It is part of the largest cactus genus, Opuntia. Handle with caution -- its barbed spines are sharp!
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*Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia species
2 to 5'
Variable
Sun; excellent soil drainage; entire state for some species.
The prickly pear cactus is a widely used and versatile cactus. It can be used in many different ways such as foods, crops, etc.. In many places the prickly pear is grown as a crop, but in others they are just grown in the wild.
Opuntia humifusa : Prickly Pear Cactus - Whole Plant
Orontium aquaticum : Golden Club - Whole Plant
Paeonia 'Coral Charm' : Coral Charm Peony - Flowers ...
Englemanns Prickly Pear Cactus [English]: Opuntia engelmannii
Engler's Bogbutton [English]: Lachnocaulon engleri
Engler's Bogbutton [English]: Lachnocaulon engleri var. engleri
Engleria Saxifrage [English]: Saxifraga grisebachii ...
Powis Castle artemisia is tough enough to share space with this prickly pear cactus.
Description
Powis Castle artemisia is an evergreen (actually "eversilver") perennial with woody stems. It also can be classified as a shrub or sub-shrub.
Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)
Prickly Pear (Opuntia vulgaris variegata)
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia robusta)
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia macrocentra)
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia littoralis vaseyi) ...
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.
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Opuntia polyacantha (Prickly Pear Cactus)
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
Pads on this variety of Opuntia polyacantha are elongated and have spines up to three inches long.
Opuntia polyacantha (Prickly Pear Cactus)
Cactaceae (Cactus Family) ...
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.
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Thornless Prickly Pear Cactus
Latin: Opuntia tuna
Luther Burbank and I seem to have something in common. That is, we just don't understand or quite trust for that matter, people who don't like cactus.
Pear (Pyrus species)
Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia species)
Prickly pear, Indian fig (Opuntia ficus-indica)
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Barbary fig, cactus pear, Indian fig, Indian fig prickly pear, Indian-fig, mission cactus, mission prickly pear, mission pricklypear, panini, prickly pear, prickly pear cactus, prickly-pear, pricklypear cactus, smooth mountain prickly pear, ...
 See also: Cactus, Prickly Pear, Pear, Opuntia, May
  
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