Mazhar Botanic Garden

Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.

Spiny Pricklypear

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species: dillenii
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000989
Common name: Spiny Pricklypear
English name: Slipper thorn
Arabic name: ابونتيا دللينياي
Native: Americas, Florida, Texas, Mexico, South America
Country: Florida Mexico South America
(PGR): Common

Low-growing plant grow 50-100 cm tall stem segments large flattened and elongated Flowers yellow, stem segments hairless, and 1-7 large spines fruit berry, pear-shaped or globose

Ornamental. Medicinal. 

Opuntia stricta var dellenii (Ker Gawl) LDBenson

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Texture: Adaptable Heavy clay Sandy
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: 10 : 11
pH range: 5-6
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cultivation
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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