Opuntia megacantha 'Nopal Blanco'

Snuck a leaf 🍃 in from Mexico 2 years ago..now this cactus is doing really well! The airport almost didn't want me to bring in the little guy :( can't wait to try one of its leaves 😜

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While it is illegal to even bring prickly pear without a permit across borders(I think). It is probably already in the lower states

@Doomsdoor o definitely illegal! This species in endemic to Mexico and invasive here. The border agent was nice to let me bring it I thought for sure he would not allow it but I figure you gotta try lol You are right it is already in Nevada California and Texas but it's not very common I believe

It's not very invasive thanks to cactus bugs

@Doomsdoor good ol' nature the regulator

Look up prickly pears and Australia. Millions of square miles of land rendered inhospitable thanks to 20 foot tall cactus forest. Because no regulating disease or pests

@Doomsdoor that's crazy! I feel like Australia must have one of the best border agents for plants because of its suceptibility to invasions. I'm Mexican and we eat prickly pear! I wonder if Australians know you can eat it