Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) or Prickly Pear

a spiky close up!

super

Thanks Annemarie...........you'd definitely have to be careful how you handled it.

Wish you a peaceful day

Thank you. You too :-)

Opuntia ficus-indica, here grows in the wild and fruit is delicious

Thank you for the ID Isabel...........you're very kind.

Beautiful close-up with razor-sharp details.

Thanks Jaap..........glad you like it.

Salut Keith c'est un cactus à raquettes qui est entrain de pourrir
et de se dessécher il doit être atteint d'une maladie ,
c'est effectivement Opuntia ficus-indica ou appelé Figuier de Barbarie en français
ses fruits sont les figues de Barbarie
regardes

Thanks for helping out with the ID and for the photo Roland.

Oh,jetzt habe ich mich auch gleich gestochen,als ich ihn angreifen wollte lieber Keith,so scharf hast du diese Stacheln festgehalten,grinssss,eine tolle Nahaufnahme zeigst du von diesen Kaktus :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

I'm pleased you like my efforts here Güni. Thanks for your kind comments and greetings.

Very nice and clear close-up ! Great with all these details !

Thank you very much Ulrich.

It's a great looking cactus Keith. I remember my parents having a cactus like this. Apparently you can eat these if you are desperate for food, but it would take a lot for me to even consider that!!!!!

Glad you like it Jenny..........it was the colours that made it stand out for me.

Xata (above) says the fruit is delicious, but I doubt we'd get any in our shops here, so I doubt I'll ever get the chance to find out for myself.

aii -fruit

Thanks for commenting Fred.

Ooh that is prickly Keith! It makes a good picture though, which is the main thing!
Great colours and sharpness.

Thanks Rosa...............I definitely wasn't going to touch it..!!

So sehe ich manchmal morgens im Spiegel aus, vor der Rasur ;-))
Eine stachelige Entdeckung.