The thorny vegetation in the dry pocket is composed mainly of several cacti, such as Opuntia spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Magdalena Valley dry forests] Reference

Opuntia arenaria (Opuntia polyacantha v. arenaria).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Opuntia braziliensis (Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Engellman prickly pear cactus Opuntia engelmannii.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adaptations of desert plants] Reference

Opuntia cylindrica (Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Opuntia, all not included under "Cool-house or Frame.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Opuntia hystricina (Opuntia polyacantha v. hystricina).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Opuntia Parmentieri (Opuntia longispina var. brevispina?).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia spp., can be quite productive.    From Wordnik.com.  [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference

Some endemic cactaceae are Monvillea diffusa and Opuntia sp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecuadorian dry forests] Reference

Prickly pear Opuntia spp, has also spread over the drier land.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vredefort Dome, South Africa] Reference

PAR IS, R. (1951) Flavonoside from flowers of Opuntia vulgaris.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Methylation and hydrolysis studies of a gum from Opuntia megacantha.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

The Acacia and Opuntia are most common in grazed areas of the island.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aruba-Curaçao-Bonaire cactus scrub] Reference

There are about 150 species of Opuntia known, all of them natives of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Opuntia cylindrica cristata (Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica fa. cristata).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

The cactus Pilosocereus colombianus is also present, along with Opuntia sp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patía Valley dry forests] Reference

Grafted on to a Cereus or Opuntia it is healthier than when on its own roots.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

Structure of opuntiol, a constituent of Opuntia elation Tetrahedron, 21, 93.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Bourreria cumanensis, Ritterocereus griseus, R. deficiens and Opuntia caribaea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Araya and Paria xeric scrub] Reference

NAIR, A.G. R. and SUBRAMANIAN, S.S. (1961) Pigments of flowers of Opuntia dillenii.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

TURNER, W.J. and HEYMAN, J.J. (1960) The presence of mescaline in Opuntia cylindrica.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Dominant species include Prosopis ruscifolia, a thorny legume, and Opuntia sp. cactus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chaco] Reference

We mix the lime with mucilaginous cactus (Opuntia sp.) juice to help it stick on longer.    From Wordnik.com.  [8: Plant protection and pest control] Reference

Two cacti genera, Coryphanta and Opuntia, are among the five most speciose in the entire flora.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chihuahuan desert] Reference

SHABBIR, M. and ZAMAN, A. (1968) Chemical investigation of the flowers of Opuntia elatior (Cactaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

There are however abundant columnar and arborescent cacti including Opuntia excelsa, Pachycereus spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jalisco dry forests] Reference

Diabetes in adults can sometimes be helped by drinking the sap of the prickly pear cactus (nopal, Opuntia).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 18] Reference

Mention should be made of the palm Coccothrinax spp. (miraguanos) and the cactacea Opuntia dillenii (tuna).    From Wordnik.com.  [Cuban dry forests] Reference

The fruit of Opuntia differs in character and structure from the ordinary kind of fruit, such as apples, pears, &c.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

This is one of several species of Opuntia which are remarkable in having thick, fleshy roots, not unlike those of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

In Peru and the Canary Islands, these have for centuries been reared on prickly pear cactus plants, Opuntia ficus-indica.    From Wordnik.com.  [14: From farm to market] Reference

By grafting it, when young, on the stem of a Cereus or cylindrical Opuntia, a healthy, drumstick-like plant is easily obtained.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference

In some places dense stands of prickly pear or nopal (Opuntia lindheimeri) would take the place of many of the shrubs and grasses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tamaulipan mezquital] Reference