prickly pear (opuntia)

arid background backgroundud barb biological botanic cactus cloak cover covered densely droughtaffected droughty fleshy floral fructiferous fruit green growing invasive irregular leaf mature mexican natural nature opuntia overgrowing pattern pear perennial plant prickle prickly pulpy purple ripe sharp sheeted spangled spike spiny succulent succulents thick thorn thrifty torrid uneven vegetation vegetative weed wild wilderness