Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Opuntia spp

prickly-pear cactus
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

prickly-pear cactus

Sinónimo(s):

Opuntia humifusa, Opuntia stricta, Opuntia mesacantha. Opuntia austrina

Especie del género:

Opuntia spp

Familia:

Cactaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Flower

Tamaño:

2–3 (rarely 5) ft ft tall by 1–4 ft ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

red

Fenología:

Evergreen

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Thorns, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Makes an interesting wildflower. Can be used as a low-growing hedge in hot, dry locations.

Consideraciones:

Thorns! The thorns on this plant make weeding around it difficult. Best planted where no one will be walking adjacent to the plant.

Disponibilidad:

Friends

Propagación:

Planting of fragments.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Circum to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Nectar plant for Meske's skipper (Hesperia meskei) butterflies. Attracts a variety of insect pollinators. Bees documented visiting Opuntia humifusa include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Dialictus nymphalis, D. Tegularis, Halictus ligatus, Dianthidium floridiense, Lithurgus gibbosus, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis, M. Policaris, M. Texana, Melissodes communis, Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, B. Pennsylvanicusand Xylocopa virginica krombeini (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal dunes, coastal grasslands

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruits and pads are edible.

Comentarios generales:

These species are, in combination, found throughout Florida and from a cultivation perspective, are very similar. In nature, O. Stricta tends to be in more coastal areas. Rarely grown but worthy of consideration in hot dry locations where the thorns are not an issue or are an asset. These cacti are attacked by the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, which arrived in Florida in 1989, and this invasive species has become a serious threat to the diversity and abundance of Opuntia cacti in North America. If it become a problem on an Opuntia used in landscaping, it is best treated by manual removal as insecticides can also kill native butterflies and pollinators. O. Strictais invasive in many warmer parts of the world including Australia, parts of Africa, and parts of Eurasia.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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