Perennials, Tropicals > Brasiliopuntia > Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis > Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
Prickly Pear Cactus, Brazilian Prickly Pear
Origin: Native to Southern South America.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Brasiliopuntia |
| Species |
| brasiliensis |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Opuntia brasiliensis, Opuntia bahiensis, Brasiliopuntia bahiensis, Opuntia schulzii, Brasiliopuntia schulzii. |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Height |
| 12 - 18 m |
| Spread |
| 2.4 - 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Rocky areas including inland cliffs, mountain peaks and dry marine coastal regions. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are Irregularly ovate; small fleshy, areoles with brown glochids with 0 to 3 spines being up to 1.5 cm long. They turn into pads by the second year then the leaves tend to hang like pendants from long canes. |
| Flower Description |
| Small bright yellow blooms, 2.5 up to 5 cm in diameter, they are numerous on older second year and older growth. |
| Fruit Description |
| Showy, round with large clusters of brown areoles and may be red, orange, yellow or purple in colour. |
| Texture Description |
| Plant has spines. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By cuttings and stem layering. |
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