Cactus with Fruit, Opuntia sp., Phaltan, Maharshtra, India.

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Prickly pear cacti typically grow with flat, rounded platyclades that are armed with two kinds of spines; large, smooth, fixed spines and small, hairlike spines called glochids that easily penetrate skin and detach from the plant. Many types of prickly pears grow into dense, tangled structures.

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Location: Phaltan, Maharshtra, India.
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