Opuntia compressa
Indian fig
Evergreen perennial
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The Opuntia compressa plant species is found in Northeastern N. America. Naturalized on rocks and walls in S. and S.C. Europe. It is a member of the Cactaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Indian fig. Some home gardeners know the variety as O. humifusa. Raf. O. macrarthra. O. opuntia. O. rafinesquii. O. vulgaris.

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Latin Name:  Opuntia compressa
Common Name:  Indian fig
Family:  Cactaceae
Author:  (Salisb.)MacBr.
 
Known Hazards:  The plant has numerous minutely barbed glochids (hairs) that are easily dislodged when the plant is touched and they then become stuck to the skin where they are difficult to see and remove. They can cause considerable discomfort[200].
 
Mature Height:  0.2   Mature Width:  1
 
Habitat:  Rocky bluffs, sand dunes, dry rocky or sandy grasslands.

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