Opuntia

Scientific Name: OpuntiaFicus-indica
Common name: Prickly pear cactus
Classification:
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Opuntioideae
Genus:Opuntia
Habitat: Opuntia belongs to the cactus family (Cactaceae) which includes about 1500 species of
cactuses. It is a tropical or subtropical plant that grows in the areas of Mexico, Latin, America, Africa
and Mediterranean countries.

General characters:
• It is a shrub or arborea plant that can reach up-to 5m in height.
• The root system is fleshy, very branched and develops horizontally and can spread
laterally up-to 10 to 15m from the base of the plant.
• They are composed of flat joints, with paddle like cladodes arising from one from the end of
another.
• They readily reproduce asexually, and the paddles can be easily rooted for cultivation.
Citations:https://www.britannica.com/plant/Opuntia