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			\|common_name=Indian Fig Opuntia, barbary fig, prickly pear
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			[[Image:Opuntia ficus-indica4.jpg\|thumb\|Opuntia ficus-indica flower]]
			'''''Opuntia ficus-indica''''' (''Indian Fig Opuntia'' or ''barbary fig'') is a species of [[cactus]] and a long-domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and [[Semi-arid climate\|semiarid]] parts of the world. A common English name for the plant and its fruit, is the '''prickly pear''', although this common name has also been applied to other less common [[Opuntia]] species.

			Fig Opuntia is grown primarily as a [[fruit]] crop, but also for the vegetable [[nopal]]es and other uses. Most culinary references to the "prickly pear" are referring to this species. The name "tuna" is also used for the fruit of this cactus, and for ''[[Opuntia]]'' in general.

			The fruits flower in three distinct colors: white, yellow and red. They<!--The flowers or the fruits?--> first appear in early May through the early summer and ripen from August through October. The fruits are typically eaten, minus the thick outer skin, after chilling in a refrigerator for a few hours. They have a taste similar to a juicy extra sweet [[watermelon]]. The bright red/purple, or white/yellowish flesh contains many tiny hard seeds that are usually swallowed, but should be avoided by those who have problems digesting seeds.

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	Opuntia ficus-indica, Mill. (O. gymnocarpa, A. Web.). Indian Fig~~. Fig. 2598~~. An erect, tree-like plant; reaching the height of 10-15 ft., and with a woody cylindrical trunk: joints (elliptical or oblong, often with bluish bloom, thick, often 18 in. long and one-third as wide: areoles orbicular and sparingly covered with white wool and yellow bristles; spines usually wanting, occasionally 1-2 small weak ones are present: fls. yellow, expanding to 3—4 in. diam.: fr. yellow, with reddish pulp, bristly, 2 in. diam., edible. Mex~~. J.H. III. 68:447~~.— A species widely grown throughout the warm temperate regions of the world. In some regions, escaping from cult., it has become a troublesome weed. Frequently cult, for its fr. under the name of Indian fig.		Opuntia ficus-indica, Mill. (O. gymnocarpa, A. Web.). Indian Fig. An erect, tree-like plant; reaching the height of 10-15 ft., and with a woody cylindrical trunk: joints (elliptical or oblong, often with bluish bloom, thick, often 18 in. long and one-third as wide: areoles orbicular and sparingly covered with white wool and yellow bristles; spines usually wanting, occasionally 1-2 small weak ones are present: fls. yellow, expanding to 3—4 in. diam.: fr. yellow, with reddish pulp, bristly, 2 in. diam., edible. Mex.— A species widely grown throughout the warm temperate regions of the world. In some regions, escaping from cult., it has become a troublesome weed. Frequently cult, for its fr. under the name of Indian fig.
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Opuntia ficus-indica, Mill. (O. gymnocarpa, A. Web.). Indian Fig. Fig. 2598. An erect, tree-like plant; reaching the height of 10-15 ft., and with a woody cylindrical trunk: joints (elliptical or oblong, often with bluish bloom, thick, often 18 in. long and one-third as wide: areoles orbicular and sparingly covered with white wool and yellow bristles; spines usually wanting, occasionally 1-2 small weak ones are present: fls. yellow, expanding to 3—4 in. diam.: fr. yellow, with reddish pulp, bristly, 2 in. diam., edible. Mex. J.H. III. 68:447.— A species widely grown throughout the warm temperate regions of the world. In some regions, escaping from cult., it has become a troublesome weed. Frequently cult, for its fr. under the name of Indian fig.
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==Cultivation==

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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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Opuntia ficus-indica - Revision history

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