Opuntia stricta (Erect Prickly Pear) is a cactus that grows as erect or spreading shrub, up 6.6 feet (2 m) tall, with fleshy, dull green to grey-green…
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Opuntia, also known as Nopales or Paddle Cactus, is a very large genus of cacti. They are native from Canada, to Chile and Argentina. The genus is named for the ancient Greek region, Locris Opuntia with the town of Opus where other spiny plants grew.
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Opuntia polyacantha (Plains Prickly Pear) is a cactus that grows up to 16 inches (40 cm) tall and forms low mats of pads up to 10 feet (3 m) wide. Its…
Opuntia tomentosa (Velvet Tree Pear) is an upright, tree-like cactus, up to 26 feet (8 m) tall, with a single, woody main stem at its base. Its stems are…
Opuntia monacantha f. variegata is a fast growing, shrubby or tree-like cactus, up to 20 feet (6 m) tall. The stem segments are oblong to…
Opuntia sulphurea (Prickly Pear Cactus) is a low and spreading or erect shrub, forming clumps up to 16 inches (40 cm) tall and up to…
Opuntia monacantha (Drooping Prickly Pear) is a fast-growing, shrubby or tree-like cactus with a short trunk and glossy green, oblong to…
Opuntia microdasys var. pallida f. cristata is a clustering cactus with unusual twisted pads. It grows up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall. The pads…
Opuntia microdasys var. pallida (Bunny Ears Cactus) is a cactus that forms a dense shrub composed of green, pad-like stems. It grows up to…
Opuntia humifusa (Eastern Prickly Pear) is a low-growing cactus with flattened green stems formed of segments. Barbed bristles are found…
Opuntia ficus-indica (Prickly Pear) is a cactus that slowly grows as an up to 16.5 feet (5 m) tall shrub. The root system spreads…