Click on the thumbnail to see the full size version of the picture. Next to the thumbnail is a description of the subject. However, they have been cultivated all over the world and Opuntia now can be found growing wild in many Mediterranean locations. Cacti are unique from other Succulents in that they have curly wool at the base of the spine clusters. Other Succulents may or may not have spines, but those that do have spines do not have the wool.
Succulents are one of the most recently emerging plant groups.
Just about every flower color can occur in Succulents except blue. Reproduction or modification of material published on this web site requires written permission from the author.