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Coastal Pricklypear

Opuntia littoralis

The Coastal Pricklypear is a fun cactus that grows near the beach! It has bright yellow flowers and tasty fruits called prickly pears that you can eat. Just be careful of its sharp spines!

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The Coastal Pricklypear is a sprawling cactus with flattened, fleshy green pads covered in clusters of sharp spines and fine, barbed glochids. Its vibrant yellow to reddish-orange flowers bloom atop these pads, followed by reddish-purple, pear-shaped fruits.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaCaryophyllalesCactaceaeOpuntia
Coastal Pricklypear
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Coastal Pricklypear

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Coastal Pricklypear's strong roots help prevent sandy coastal dunes from washing away.

Its tiny barbed hairs (glochids) are often more irritating than the large spines!

Some desert tortoises love to munch on its pads, spines and all!

The yummy fruits of this cactus are sometimes called "cactus figs" or "tunas."

特殊能力

能力

Water Wallet

Coastal Pricklypear can store vast amounts of water in its thick, paddle-shaped pads, allowing it to survive long droughts.

能力

Spine Shield

Coastal Pricklypear has sharp spines and tiny barbed glochids that deter hungry animals from eating its juicy pads.

能力

Pad Propagation

Coastal Pricklypear can sprout new plants from fallen pads, allowing it to quickly spread and colonize sandy areas.

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-150 cm
広がり
60-300 cm
花の大きさ
5-8 cm
開花時期
Spring-summer
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen from its flowers

eaten by

Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

eats the pads and fruits despite the spines

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

browses on its pads, especially during dry seasons

eats

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

eats its fruits and helps spread its seeds

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Be careful not to touch the spines on the cactus, they can poke you!

よくある質問

Coastal Pricklypearの高さは何ですか?

30-150 cm

Coastal Pricklypearの広がりは何ですか?

60-300 cm

Coastal Pricklypearの花の大きさは何ですか?

5-8 cm

Coastal Pricklypearの開花時期は何ですか?

Spring-summer

Coastal Pricklypearの食用は何ですか?

はい

Coastal Pricklypearの毒性は何ですか?

なし

Coastal Pricklypearのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Coastal Pricklypearの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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