You can propagate an Opuntia cactus by taking a cutting from a healthy plant and allowing it to dry out for a few days. Then, plant the cutting in well-draining soil and water sparingly until roots develop.
In the galapagos island tortoises eat opuntia cactus.
Opuntia aciculata
OPUNTIA
Opuntia.
An Aaron's beard cactus is a species of cactus similar to a prickly pear, Latin name Opuntia leucotricha.
The opuntia fruit is also known as the nopalea or prickly pear cactus. A person can buy this fruit from their local nursery.
A xoconostle is a species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia matudae, native to Central Mexico, or the acidic fruit from this cactus.
Opuntia is a species of cactus.
Prickly Pear is of the Genus Opuntia, which is a cactus = hot, dry and arid
No. The pear tree is in the family Rosaceae (rose family) in the genus Pyrus, and the prickly pear cactus is in the Cactaceae family in the genus Opuntia. Source: Wikipedia.
CACTUSDomain: EukaryaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: ViridaeplantaeInfrakingdom: StreptophytaDivision: TracheophytaSubdivision: SpermatophytinaInfradivision: AngiospermaeClass: MagnoliopsidaeSuperorder: CaryophyllanaeOrder: CaryophyllalesFamily: Cactaceae*Please note that there are many Gena in the cactus family.
The Opuntia fruit (cactus fig) is on the trail to the top of the Mountains of the Moon. Take it to the Kaya Forests and feed the tortoise. He will move and you can dig there. (see related question)