Mazhar Botanic Garden

Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff.

Angel's Wings

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001211
Common name: Angel's Wings
English name: Bunny Ear Cactus
Arabic name: اوبونتيا ميكروديسس
Native: North and Central Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Much branched, creeping or erect grow up to 1 m tall the small pad-like stems without spines but with closely set golden-yellow glochids flowers yellow but they rarely appear in cultivation fruit dark red when mature

Popular choice for indoor or outdoor. edible fruit. medicinal. the pads can also be cooked or eaten raw. Border planting.

Cactus microdasys Lehm

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Texture: Sandy alluvia Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Mature pad. seeds
Flowering time: Late spring and summer
Zone: 9a : 11b
pH range: 6.0-7.8

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