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Opuntia littoralis

Photo by giardeto
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cactus

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Comments (4)

Recently I tasted a fruit...it was slimy and sour..may be other species are better tasting...
These orage, fruit-like growths sometimes, but not always, have flowers. I have also heard it said that they are edible. Perhaps one day I will post pictures of the flowers.
this is a type of Prickly Pear, Opuntia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia
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PublishedJune 1, 2011

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