Sweet pricklypear

Opuntia dulcis is a cactus native to United States and Mexico.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sweet 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

• Opuntia gilvescens
• Opuntia engelmannii
• Opuntia arizonica
• Opuntia phaeacantha
• Opuntia camanchica
• Opuntia rastrera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Opuntia

Species

Opuntia dulcis

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