Opuntia monacantha
Cochineal Prickly Pear, Common Pricklypear
Other regional names: Drooping Prickly Pear +1 more
- Drooping Prickly Pear
- Drooping Tree Pear
Also known as: Opuntia arechevaletae Speg. +3 more
- Opuntia arechevaletae Speg.
- Opuntia lemaireana Console ex F.A.C.Weber
- Opuntia lemaireana Console, 1898
- Opuntia monocantha (Willd.) Haw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cactaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent shrub or tree.
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Opuntia monacantha (commonly known as Cochineal Prickly-Pear or Common Pricklypear) is a shrubby cactus belonging to the Cactaceae family. Originating in South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Cactus
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Southern South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Uruguay
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Ascension, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Fiji, Florida, France, Galápagos, Georgia, Hawaii, India, Italy, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Mauritius, Mississippi, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Portugal, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Vietnam, West Himalaya