Opuntia

Opuntia is a cactus genus with three distinct groups based on growth form: the prickly pears that have flat-jointed pads, one growing out of the other; the tall cylindrical-jointed chollas; and the dwarf species with globular or cylindrical stems. Most Opuntia species grow rapidly and are free-flowering with blooms of yellow, white, orange, purple, or…

Opuntia — commonly called prickly pear–are cacti that usually have pad-like and flattened or sometime cylindrical and club-shaped or spherical segmented branches. Optunia bear funnel- or bowl-shaped flowers usually at the tips or from the sides of branch segments. Optunia bear spiny obovoid or spherical fruits called prickly pears. In a few species, the prickly pears are…