Name: Opuntia sp (Linn.)
- Common name: Prickly pear cactus
- Vernacular name: Cactus
- Family: Opuntiaceae
- Habit: Succulant shrub
- Habitat: Well-adapted to arid zones characterized by droughty conditions, erratic rainfall and poor soils subject to erosion
- Flower:Spring
- Parts used: Fruit,flower and cladodes
- Distribution: Gujarat and Rajasthan
Uses: Can be consume as food. Used for type 2 diabetes,highcholesterol,obesity,alcoholhangover,colitis,diarrhea and infection against viruses