Opuntia lindheimeri


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Noun1.Opuntia lindheimeri - cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruitsOpuntia lindheimeri - cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
nopal
prickly pear, prickly pear cactus - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
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En Mexico se extrajo el agente activo de varios especies nativas de cactus (Opuntia imbricata y Opuntia lindheimeri), los coagulantes naturales obtenidos fueron utilizados para el tratamiento de aguas sinteticas, aguas residuales domesticas y para la remocion de metales pesados.
Caracterizacion de la Opuntia ficus-indica para su uso como coagulante natural
Alvarez (1963) observed the species eating fruits of nopal (prickly pear, Opuntia lindheimeri) cactus in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Seasonal trophic ecology of the white-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis (Rodentia: muridae) in central Texas
Pollination of Opuntia lindheimeri and related species.
Effectiveness and importance of pollinators to the star cactus (astrophytum asterias)

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