Opuntia tunoidea is a species of prickly pear cactus that is native to just South Carolina in the eastern United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Carolina Prickly-pear Cactus 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 cacanapa
- Opuntia bentonii
- Opuntia anahuacensis
- Opuntia lindheimeri
- Opuntia megapotamica
- Opuntia laevis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
- Species
- Opuntia tunoidea
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