Photo Of Opuntia Cactus Flower

The brilliant yellow flowers of the Opuntia Cactus.

Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family Cactaceae. Both prickly pears and chollas are included in this genus of about 250 species distributed throughout most of the New World. The type species of the genus is the Indian Fig Opuntia Opuntia ficus-indica (most culinary uses of the term "prickly pear" are referring to that plant).

Prickly pears, classified in the subgenus Opuntia, typically grow with flat, rounded segments that are armed with two kinds of spines; large, smooth, fixed spines and small, almost hairlike spines called glochids that easily penetrate skin and detach from the plant. Many types of prickly pear can grow into dense, tangled structures.

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Photo Title: Photo Of Opuntia Cactus Flower

The brilliant yellow flowers of the Opuntia Cactus.

Photographer:	Loren Taft Accent Alaska
Photo - ID:	d001_011 - Photo Of Opuntia Cactus Flower