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Barbary Fig

Opuntia ficus- indica

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This cactus is between 15 to 20 ft tall.

Species ID Suggestions

Prickly pear

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Comments (8)
Wild Things
Oh ok, that explains it. Congrats once again.
HemaShah
There are several reasons Satyen. I found some duplicates while going thru my work.
Wild Things
Thanks Emma. I did not understand the concept of deleting the spotting though.
HemaShah
@ Satyen, I add and delete as I go along.Thanks for wishing me twice. You are a very sweet person!!
Wild Things
Big confusion Emma, I think that Pygmy Goat was your 1000th spotting and again Barbary Fig is shown as your 1000th spotting. Something has gone wrong? Anyways congratulations for submitting 1000spottings again.
ScottRasmussen
That's a pricklypear, genus Opuntia. Best guess, based on the very short spines on the pads is O. ficus-indica "Barbary Fig", which is an introduced species: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OPFI
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2011

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