Common names:
Spineless Prickly Pear
Tigertongue
Prickly Pear

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 13
Fruit:Edible to birds
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers:Malodorous
Flower Color:Other
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations:Topiary
Uses:Cooked greens
Good as a cover crop
Edible Parts:Seeds or Nuts
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances:Flood Resistant
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds
Needs specific temperature
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Seeds are hydrophilic: º6868º-
Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Offsets
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Containers:Not suitable for containers
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

This one could be called "Mickey".

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