Opuntia cochenillifera

• Common Names
  Cochineal cactus, cochineal nopal cactus
• Synonyms
  Nopalea cochenillifera
• Family
  Cactaceae
• Conclusions by Zone

  North, Central, South

  Not a problem species (un-documented)

  Assessment Status: Complete

• Growth Habit
  Shrub, Tree
• Origin
  Unknown
• Tool Used
  Status Assessment
• Predictive Tool Score
  N/A
• Assessment Dates
  2007, 2017
• Detailed Data
  • opuntia_cochenillifera_sa2016.pdf
• Links
  • USDA Plants Database
  • Atlas of Florida's Vascular Plants