Filed As:
Cactaceae
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Cactaceae
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Location:
South Africa. Eastern Cape. Kouga. North on road to Loerie from Gamtoos Ferry Lodge.
South Africa. Eastern Cape. Kouga. North on road to Loerie from Gamtoos Ferry Lodge.
Description:
Succulent shrub, 1-5 m high. Stems modified as phyllodes, 65 x 20 cm and 20-40 mm thick, green, with sticky exudate. Spines (modified leaves) in clusters of 1-4, spines 10-40 mm long, ash-grey. Single flowers apricot to organge, 6 cm in diam. Many seeded, Introduced exotic and abundant.
Succulent shrub, 1-5 m high. Stems modified as phyllodes, 65 x 20 cm and 20-40 mm thick, green, with sticky exudate. Spines (modified leaves) in clusters of 1-4, spines 10-40 mm long, ash-grey. Single flowers apricot to organge, 6 cm in diam. Many seeded, Introduced exotic and abundant.
Habitat:
In valley, along roadside in well-drained soil of shale-quartzite sand. Full sun. Thicket.
In valley, along roadside in well-drained soil of shale-quartzite sand. Full sun. Thicket.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 00210906
GUID: 10199c0f-67bd-4dea-9010-5ad2017b1d4b
NY Barcode: 00210906
GUID: 10199c0f-67bd-4dea-9010-5ad2017b1d4b
Map:
Coordinates: (-33.9179, 25.0282)
Coordinates: (-33.9179, 25.0282)