Indian fig / Indijska smokva

Description:

It is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world.

Habitat:

It is thought to possibly be native to Mexico.

Notes:

Fig opuntia is grown primarily as a fruit crop, but also for the vegetable nopales and other uses. Most culinary references to the "prickly pear" are referring to this species. The name "tuna" is also used for the fruit of this cactus, and for Opuntia in general; according to Alexander von Humboldt, it was a word of Hispaniola native origin taken into the Spanish language around 1500 CE.