Opuntia monacantha Haw.

 
  • Family : CACTACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Cactaceae
  • Species : Opuntia monacantha
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Opuntia monacantha Haw.
  • Key identification features : An erect shrub, branching near base; joints flat, ovate to oblong. Spines 1 or 2, sometimes more at each point with sharp white tip. Flowers yellow, changing to rose-pink. Berry reddish-purple when ripe, fleshy.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Native : America
  • Comments : Not common; found growing near sea shore in Kaup
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Hassan, Udupi
  • Floras referred : Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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