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Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Family Cactaceae
Common name: Creeping Pear

Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. APNI*

Synonyms: Opuntia compressa (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. APNI*

Description: Low, spreading, often clumped plant. Segments ± broad-obovate, compressed, mostly 3–15 cm long, dark green. Spines brownish to nearly white, absent from many areoles or 1 erect spine, 3–5 cm long, present at some areoles.

Flowers 5–9 cm diam., yellow sometimes with a red centre.

Fruit obovoid, 2–5 cm long, red, edible.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Habit
Photo John R. Hosking

Flower
Photo John R. Hosking

Distribution and occurrence: Not widespread, naturalized in Singleton - Muswellbrook area. Native of N Amer.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CWS
AVH map***

Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


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