Name of plant: Prickly Pear Cactus
Where is this plant found:
Where is this plant found:
- The prickly pear grows in hot, dry desert areas.
- The prickly pear grows in many places where it is not wanted. It is sometimes called a weed.
What does this plant look like?
- The prickly pear is a cactus.
- Most prickly pear have red, yellow or purple flowers.
- The prickly pear has a tasty fruit and the leaves can also be eaten.
- The leaves of the prickly pear cactus are large, flat and covered in spikes.
- The leaves carry a lot of water.
Interesting facts about Prickly Pears
- Prickly pears grow in the desert. The leaves can hold a lot of water so the plant can survive during times when there is no rain.
- The prickly pear has spikes on the leaves to help protect it.
- The prickly pear cactus can grow up to 2 metres high!
Images found on the Internet:
Banner: http://www.herrinhs.org/Teachers/EricJohns/CHA07/Noah%20Quinton/Prickly%20Pear/Prickly%20Pear%20site.htm
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_Pear_Cactus_in_bloom._Palmer_Park_in_Colorado_Springs,_Colorado.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_pear_cactus_beed.jpg
http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/08/09/saguaro-saturday-2/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_Pear_Closeup-1.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cactus-Prickly-Pear-3901.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/8116337505/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kilarin/3386083941/
http://pixabay.com/en/prickly-pear-cactus-cactus-apples-173963/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_pear_cactus_orange_flowers_opuntia_humifusa.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia
Banner: http://www.herrinhs.org/Teachers/EricJohns/CHA07/Noah%20Quinton/Prickly%20Pear/Prickly%20Pear%20site.htm
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_Pear_Cactus_in_bloom._Palmer_Park_in_Colorado_Springs,_Colorado.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_pear_cactus_beed.jpg
http://www.realphoenixliving.com/2008/08/09/saguaro-saturday-2/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_Pear_Closeup-1.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cactus-Prickly-Pear-3901.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/8116337505/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kilarin/3386083941/
http://pixabay.com/en/prickly-pear-cactus-cactus-apples-173963/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prickly_pear_cactus_orange_flowers_opuntia_humifusa.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia