Opuntia monacantha
Listed in older literature as O. vulgaris
Prickly Pear Cactus
5-10
Brazil to Argentina

Shrub in its native range sometimes forming a short trunk.
 
Yellow to yellow-orange flowers tinged in red - Pear shaped, purplish fruit
 
 
 
 
 
 
Opuntia is derived from the Greek name for a different plant which grew around the ancient town of Opus in Mediterranean.htm">Greece. Some species of Opuntia have edible fruit.

 

 
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