The prickly pear cactus [Opuntia spp] originated in North America. Its native environment runs from central and western Mexico, northward through the United States of America, and into Canada. In the United States, its native range includes the desert southwest, the dry northwest, the drier low elevations of the Rocky Mountains, and the Great Plains. In Canada, the prickly pear cactus is found only in the province of Ontario, at Point Pelee National Park and on the southern tip of Pelee Island.
Additionally, the cactus is perceived as forming western populations, as identified above; and eastern populations, which include the Canadian locations, also identified above. In addition to southwestern Ontario, the eastern prickly pear population includes the eastern United States, from Wisconsin eastwards through New England, and southwards down through Texas and Florida.
The fruit looks like a pear with prickles on it.
The Prickly Pear cactus is native to the american southwest. It is common in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and parts of Kansas and Colorado.
The fruit of the cactus is commonly known as a prickly pear or cactus pear. It is a sweet and flavorful fruit that grows on certain species of cacti.
There are many types of small round cacti, but two are the prickly pear cactus and the barrel cactus.
An Aaron's beard cactus is a species of cactus similar to a prickly pear, Latin name Opuntia leucotricha.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Opuntiaspp.
briars and berberis, very prickly !!
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The pancake cactus [Opuntia chlorotica] is member of the plant kingdom, Plantae. Specifically, it's a member of the flowering plants division, Magnoliophyta. Among angiosperms, its embryo tends to have two leaves. So it's in the dicotyledon class Magnoliopsida and order Caryophyllales. As a cactus plant, it's a member of the Cactaceae family. It finds itself among the genusOpuntia, because it's one of the prickly pear cactus plants. The specific type within the prickly pear cactus group gives it the species name of chlorotica.
Tom Thumb Cactus is a prickly plant.
Rambutan fruit, Lychee fruit, Rose Hips
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Legend has it, that the Aztecs found the place for their new City in a spot where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake. Once their city was complete, They called it Tenochtitlan, meaning "Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus".