Plants of
South Australia
Opuntia monacantha ()
Cactaceae
Barbary Fig,
Drooping Prickly Pear
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Distribution by Herbarium region
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta

Botanical art

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Prior names

Cactus monacanthus

Opuntia vulgaris

Common names

Barbary Fig

Drooping Prickly Pear

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Gairdner-Torrens, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Murray, Southern Lofty, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)