Roving pricklypear

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Opuntia repens

Roving pricklypear, a reference photo
Photo: Mary Emily Eaton (1873-1961)Daniel Schweich for the filtred image. · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Opuntia repens, the roving pricklypear, is a species of cactus that is native to dry forests Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Roving pricklypear being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
Opuntia repens

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