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Cochineal Nopal Cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera)

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Opuntia Cochenillifera, or more commonly know as Cochineal Nopal Cactus, is a tree shrub of the genus Opuntia. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Opuntia Cochenillifera or Cochineal Nopal Cactus's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands, specifically in the states of Florida and Hawaii.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Opuntia
  • Family: Cactaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) PR (I) VI (I)





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