Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) A.Berger
Brazil brasiliopintia
this cactus can be grown as a tree, and is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens the light to dark green end segments are rhomboid to ovoid, of unequal shape, narrow at the base and produce leaf-like shoots or flax sprouts The fleshy, light green leaves are small and soon fall off The areoles have white hairs and later develop glochids Its white areoles bear 1-3 small brown upright spines, the 1 to 3 spines, which may also be missing, are thin, reddish and up to 15 millimeters long flowers yellow fruit spherical to pear-shaped, fleshy, yellow, orange-red or purple
Ornamental cactus. used for hedges. edible fruit.
New name: Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Wild) A Berger
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