Opuntia Mill. >

Leaves absent or if present then reduced and terete. Flowers sessile Opuntia

Stem segments mostly more than 5 cm wide and 10 cm long

Areoles with 1 or 2 spines at most, rarely more.

Areoles mostly with no long spines but sometimes those near the margin with a single spine. Coast and Cumberland Plain. Coastal sand dunes; open forests. Introd. from America. Common Prickly Pear Opuntia stricta