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Prickly Pear🌵
Opuntia dillenii
センニンサボテン
A succulent of the Cactaceae family (genus Opuntia) with flat, paddle-shaped stem segments. It has long been naturalized in warm regions of Japan and grows in colonies on rocky coasts.
Identification Points
- ✓茎は扁平なうちわ状
- ✓黄色い大きな花
- ✓果実は赤紫で食用可
Habitat
本州（関東以西）・四国・九州・沖縄の海岸・崖（帰化）
Season
5〜6月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Petal count
Many
Stipules
Absent
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Positionサボテン科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core Eudicots > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (ca. 35 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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