Distribution and Generalization of Nopal cactus

Distribution of Nopal cactus

It is a plant family Cactaceae, which is the plant that has tissue and a lot of water. There are also hundreds of years old. The main species its or cactus is nickname that called "Dinosaurs of flora". Cactus does not like cold weather, called "leaf cactus", can be found in the Mediterranean. There are many varieties of cactus is flowers, which have different shapes, sizes and colors.

There are many species that live in the desert. However, some species in the wild or natural environment in general, the most nopal cactus is located in the desert. It is generally sold as bonsai or typical size that is medium. It is an ornamental.

Generalization of Nopal cactus

Nopal cactus plants are a perennial plant that small to medium sized. The stems are green or dark green, height of 1-12 feet, around the stems hairs or thorn or without, depending on species. Appearance of trunk is blade flat, round that thick large and the adjacent, or depending on species. There flowers may be red, yellow or white, which appearance and size of flower, depending on the species.

Nopal cactus plant

This plant species has many flowers, and beautiful. Their flower is cup-shaped. Flowers of nopal cactus are tubular at flowers. However, the ovaries are large and covered with thorns. It will flowering in summer. Flowers are white, yellow, orange, red and magenta, but white flowers are rare. Its fruit is round or oval, about 2.5 to 7.5 cm long. Ripe fruit is yellow to red. Which is taken orally, you will need to be carefully peeled, because it has thorns.

Many species of nopal cactus will pollination by itself and falling to the floor for regeneration of new this plant. But it is propagated from the root a cutting, which can grow better seeds. Sometimes it finds that it's a huge like as perennial.

Nopal cactus benefits can be used to relieve dysentery and its extract helps reduce hangover.

The medicinal properties preliminary of the cactus or main species its, can be used to relieve dysentery and its extract helps reduce hangover.