Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Opuntia austrina

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

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

prickly-pear cactus

Sinónimo(s):

Opuntia humifusa

Especie del género:

Opuntia austrina

Familia:

Cactaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

1-2 (4) ft tall by 1-3 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:

Can be used as a small specimen plant or as a low-growing hedge that is sure to keep out intruders.

Consideraciones:

Thorns! This plant has thorns and prickles that will attack the unwary. They make weeding difficult, and the plant needs to be where no one will accidentally step on it.

Disponibilidad:

Friends

Propagación:

Fragments of an existing plant.

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:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

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

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Acreditado en:

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

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars



  • Nectar plant for dotted skipper ( Hesperia attalus ) butterflies.


  • Attracts a variety of insects, especially native bees.


Hábitats nativos:

Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, sandhill, xeric disturbed areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Hispanic people use a fruits (called tunas) to make jams and syrups. They also slice the pads (nopales) into thin strips, grill them, and serve with a lime juice.

Comentarios generales:

Rarely grown but worthy of consideration in hot dry locations where the thorns are not an issue or are an asset.



One of several cactus species that is 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. austrina is considered to be a Florida endemic.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

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.

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