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Opuntia ficus-indica


Common Name(s): Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Smooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Smooth Prickly Pear, Tuberous Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Cactus ficus-indica, Cactus opuntia, Opuntia vulgaris, Platyopuntia vulgaris, Cactus compressus, Opuntia compressa, Opuntia maxima, Opuntia cordobensis, Platyopuntia cordobensis, Opuntia tuna-blanca
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Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Distribution: Widely Cultivated (Cultivation)
Habit: Shrubby-Treelike
Flower: Red, YellowEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Rainbow Gardens, Vista, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Altman Growing Grounds, Vista, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Altman Growing Grounds, Vista, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Altman Growing Grounds, Vista, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: A Roadside, Bonsall, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Private Collection

Photographer: Dale Denham-Logsdon
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Private Collection

Photographer: Dale Denham-Logsdon
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Private Collection

Photographer: Dale Denham-Logsdon
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Opuntia ficus-indica
O. ficus-indica
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

Photographer's Website: Click Here

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