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Opuntia ficus-indica
There are many species of Prickly Pear in their native Americas but those which have been dispersed around the world are generally referred to as the Opuntia ficus-indica species though I am not sure that is the case for all of them.
Quite why some plants have different coloured fruit, especially where they grow wild, I don't know. See pictures 3 & 4 where just a single plant has all yellow fruit whilst all the others have reddish fruit.
Limestone outcrop, site of ancient settlement.
Spotted on Oct 16, 2016
Submitted on Oct 17, 2016
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