Opuntia repens | |
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Visual proof for the (3, 4, 5) triangle as in the Chou Pei Suan Ching 500–200 BC. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
Tribe: | Opuntieae |
Genus: | Opuntia |
Species: | O. repens |
Binomial name | |
Opuntia repens Bello |
Opuntia repens is a species of cactus that is native to dry forests Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is a small shrub, growing up to 50 cm (20 in) tall, with yellow flowers and red fruit.[1] Like its cousins, "jumping cholla" Opuntias of the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado deserts, it propagates by a segment dislodging after spines are caught in a large mammal's fur, whereby the segment is transported to another location. This is in addition to propagation by seed.