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Prickly Pear Cactus Tree

Opuntia cochenillifera

Description:

Cactus Prickly Pear tree spotted in a yard. Has large growing cactus with many arms. Somewhat thornless. Looks like this one needs plenty of room to grow. I had never seen one before. Did not know that they grew as trees. Beautiful!

Habitat:

Spotted in a yard at Silver Springs, Florida

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mary.gallo.m
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mary.gallo.m

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 24, 2015
Submitted on Jan 24, 2015

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