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Prickly Pear Cactus

Nopalea cochenillifera

Description:

Succulent with bright red flowers spotted at the Cactus garden.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Prickly Pear or Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Nopalea cochenillifera Opuntiads of the USA


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2 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Thanks so much ,Bayucca.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Also called Opuntia c., please, verify it is a neotropical cactus. Maybe you found it in a garden or park in Singapore. It is often cultivated.
Here is mine...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/815...

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Jan 2, 2013
Submitted on Feb 22, 2013

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