Prickly pears are members of the Cactacceae or cactus family, which includes about 130 genera and 1,500 species. The plant have originated in Mexico and distributed in arid and semi arid regions of the world, such as Australia, Africa, USA, Mediterranean basin and South East Asia. It prefers hillsides, desert basins, and canyon bottoms, growing often in juniper-oak woodlands, grasslands, and dry deserts. Opuntia engelmannii is a succulent branched shrub that grows up to 1.5 m tall.
Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Engelmann Prickly Pear
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