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Opuntia littoralis

Description:

cactus




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4 Comments

Seema
Seema a year ago

Recently I tasted a fruit...it was slimy and sour..may be other species are better tasting...

These orage, fruit-like growths sometimes, but not always, have flowers. I have also heard it said that they are edible. Perhaps one day I will post pictures of the flowers.

giardeto
giardeto a year ago

thanks a lot

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

this is a type of Prickly Pear, Opuntia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia

Matera, Basilicata, Italy

Lat: 40.67, Long: 16.61

Spotted on Jun 1, 2011
Submitted on Jun 1, 2011

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