Opuntia dillenii

Opuntia dillenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Opuntia
Species:	O. dillenii
Binomial name
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Synonyms[1]
Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl. Opuntia dillenii var. orbiculata Salm-Dyck Opuntia maritima Raf. Opuntia melanosperma Svenson Opuntia stricta var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L.D.Benson Opuntia zebrina Small

Opuntia dillenii is a species of prickly pear native to the tropical and subtropical Americas. It is naturalized in many other parts of the world.^[1] It differs from O. stricta by having more spines per arose (usually more than 3).^[2][3]