Plants in the Genus Opuntia

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Opuntia is a genus of about 70 species of cacti from arid regions in the West Indians and North and South America with pad-like, sometimes cylindrical, segmented branches and funnel- or bowl-shaped flowers in spring or summer.

Click on any of the 13 plants listed below in the genus Opuntia to read more about that plant, or go back to the genus a-z.

Opuntia aciculata (Chenille prickly pear)
Opuntia bigelovii (Teddybear cactus)
Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii (Engelmann's prickly pear)
Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri (Texas prickly pear)
Opuntia ficus-indica (Edible prickly pear)
Opuntia humifusa (Eastern prickly pear)
Opuntia monacantha (Drooping prickly pear)
Opuntia phaeacantha (Tulip prickly pear)
Opuntia polyacantha (Plains prickly pear)
Opuntia polyacantha 'Crystal Tide' (Plains prickly pear 'Crystal Tide')
Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Grizzlybear prickly pear)
Opuntia pottsii var. nova (Pott's prickly pear)
Opuntia stricta (Erect prickly pear)