Lengua de Vaca, Nopal de Culebra


Scientific Name: Opuntia decumbens Salm-Dyck
Family: Cactaceae
Lengua de Vaca, Nopal de Culebra(Opuntia decumbens)
Opuntia decumbens

Origin: Southern Mexico down to Costa Rica

Growth Habits: Sprawling prickly pear cactus, up to 20 inches tall, each pad up to 7 inches long (18 cm), 4 inches wide (10 cm)

Lengua de Vaca, Nopal de Culebra(Opuntia decumbens)


Lengua de Vaca, Nopal de Culebra(Opuntia decumbens)

Blooming Habits:
Yellow flowers with a tinge of red, 2 inches long (5 cm), followed by pear-shaped purplish fruit.


 

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