Opuntia monacantha

Opuntia monacantha, commonly known as drooping prickly pear, cochineal prickly pear, or Barbary fig, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae native to South America.

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2022 Challenges Inherent in Controlling Prickly Pear Species; Global Review of the Properties of Opuntia stricta, Opuntia ficus-indica and Opuntia monacantha

Opuntia species (prickly pear) were deliberately introduced to many countries around the world for fruit, cochineal dye production, living fencing or as ornamentals. They are now some of the...

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Common Names: 
  • Barbary fig
  • cochineal prickly pear
  • drooping prickly pear
Scientific Names: 
  • Opuntia monacantha Haw.