Mazhar Botanic Garden

Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

Barbary fig

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000988
Common name: Barbary fig
English name: Cochineal prickly pear
Arabic name: اوبنتيا موناكنثا
Native: Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Country: Brazil Paraguay Uruguay
(PGR): Rare

Cactus shrub stem segments hairless and 1-2 large spines on most of the small raised bumps (areoles ) on the surfaces flowers yellow fruit pear-shaped, red, thorn less and 7 cm long

Ornamental cactus. Hedge. 

Opuntia vulgaris

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Texture: Rocky  Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 9a : 11b
pH range: 5-7
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Hedge Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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