About Prickly Pear
Opuntia dillenii is a species of prickly pear native to the tropical and subtropical Americas. It is naturalized in many other parts of the world. It differs from O. stricta by having more spines per arose (usually more than 3).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Opuntia dillenii
- Genus
- Opuntia
- Family
- CACTACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- ফনীমনসা
Botanical family
Cactaceae
Cactus family
Prickly Pear belongs to the Cactaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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