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Opuntia ficus-indica translates to the English "Indian fig" prickly pear. This is the cactus on the Mexican flag. It is also the host plant for Dactylopius coccus (cochineal) the source of natural carmine dye.
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Arizona, United States
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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., syn.: Opuntia ficus-barbarica Berg.Prickly Pear, Barbary Fig, DE: Echter FeigenkaktusSlo.: opuncijaDat.: April 27. 2016Lat.: 35.50955 Long.: 23.60876Code: Bot_952/2016_DSC1730Habitat: roadside; semiruderal place, border of an unmaintained garden, almost flat terrain; stony, skeletal ground, full sun, elevation 37 m (120 feet); average precipitations 900 - 1100 mm/year, average temperature about 18 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Outskirts of village Kalivani near town Kisamos, northwest Crete, island Crete, Greece EC. Comment: Opuntia ficus-indica is a familiar cactus, which origins in tropical America. It is believed that it was introduced to Europe by Christopher Columbus. Today broadly spread in all Mediterranean countries and often cultivated, it is already naturalized plant in many regions. Here are there one can find it also in Slovenian submediterranean phytogeographical region, but only as a cultivar.Its fruits are edible. Surprisingly it has few and small spines. A bigger problem are its short, partly hooked and brittle bristles, which are very unpleasant when in your skin. They grow mostly in tufts from many areolas (small, well-defined areas) on their leaves. In Crete its fruits are sold and consumed as an esteemed fruit. But, how natives get rid of annoying bristles remained a secret for me.Ref.:(1) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 132.(2) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Was blht am Mittelmeer? Kosmos (2000), p 98.(3) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 149.(4) R. Domac, Flora Hrvatske (Flora of Croatia) (in Croatian), kolska Knjiga, Zagreb (1994), p 72.(5) D. Seidel, Blumen am Mittelmeer, BLV (2002), p 75.(6) V. Papiomytoglou, Wildblumen aus Griechenland, Mediterraneo Editions (2006), p 33.
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Serra de Collserola. Barcelona: Catalunya (Espaa)AsilvestradaFamilia: CACTACEAEOrigen: al cultivarse desde muy antiguo,se desconoce con certeza de donde proviene,aunque con casi toda seguridad es originaria de Mxico.Asilvestrada en la cuenca mediterrnea.Cultivar con sustrato algo arenoso y seca en invierno. Resite algunos grados bajo cero.Encl. ilustr. de los Cactus y otras Sucul. Tomo III (A. Gmez Snchez). Estracto.
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The giant Saguaro will only start growing in the protection of a nurse plant to shade it. Eventually the Saguaro returns the favor by killing the nurse plant.This was found Feb. 12, 2010 at Sabino Creek, Arizona
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Serra de Collserola. Barcelona: Catalunya (Espaa)AsilvestradaFamilia: CACTACEAEOrigen: al cultivarse desde muy antiguo,se desconoce con certeza de donde proviene,aunque con casi toda seguridad es originaria de Mxico.Asilvestrada en la cuenca mediterrnea.Cultivar con sustrato algo arenoso y seca en invierno. Resite algunos grados bajo cero.Encl. ilustr. de los Cactus y otras Sucul. Tomo III (A. Gmez Snchez). Estracto.
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., syn.: Opuntia ficus-barbarica Berg.Prickly Pear, Barbary Fig, DE: Echter FeigenkaktusSlo.: opuncijaDat.: April 27. 2016Lat.: 35.50955 Long.: 23.60876Code: Bot_952/2016_DSC1730Habitat: roadside; semiruderal place, border of an unmaintained garden, almost flat terrain; stony, skeletal ground, full sun, elevation 37 m (120 feet); average precipitations 900 - 1100 mm/year, average temperature about 18 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Outskirts of village Kalivani near town Kisamos, northwest Crete, island Crete, Greece EC. Comment: Opuntia ficus-indica is a familiar cactus, which origins in tropical America. It is believed that it was introduced to Europe by Christopher Columbus. Today broadly spread in all Mediterranean countries and often cultivated, it is already naturalized plant in many regions. Here are there one can find it also in Slovenian submediterranean phytogeographical region, but only as a cultivar.Its fruits are edible. Surprisingly it has few and small spines. A bigger problem are its short, partly hooked and brittle bristles, which are very unpleasant when in your skin. They grow mostly in tufts from many areolas (small, well-defined areas) on their leaves. In Crete its fruits are sold and consumed as an esteemed fruit. But, how natives get rid of annoying bristles remained a secret for me.Ref.:(1) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 132.(2) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Was blht am Mittelmeer? Kosmos (2000), p 98.(3) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 149.(4) R. Domac, Flora Hrvatske (Flora of Croatia) (in Croatian), kolska Knjiga, Zagreb (1994), p 72.(5) D. Seidel, Blumen am Mittelmeer, BLV (2002), p 75.(6) V. Papiomytoglou, Wildblumen aus Griechenland, Mediterraneo Editions (2006), p 33.
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Serra de Collserola Barcelona: Catalunya (Espaa)Introducido, naturalizadoFrutos,higos chumbos.
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Ripe Saguaro fruits on Saguaro cactus; SE of San Manuel, AZ
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Sagaros sometimes have a mutation that is refered to as crown.
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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in Big Bend National Park