Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Opuntia imbricata

Opuntia imbricata

Popular names

Spanish: Cardenche

English: Tree cholla

Dutch: Geslacht: Schijfcactus

Portuguese: figueira

French: Oponce imbriquée

German: Dachziegel-Feigencactus

Particularity

Originaria de los USA y norte de México

Identification: Rather sure
Camino: Camino de San Jaume
Found between: Balaguer - Castelló de Farfanya
Province: Lerida
Plant size: 3-4 m
Flower size: 6-7 cm
Flowering months: 5-7
Ecology: Naturalised

Distribution map