Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)

Name: Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)
SKU: 03002
Price: 1.0 KWD
Availability: InStock

1.000 KD

Prickly Pear

Scientific name: Opuntia ficus-indica.

Available in several sizes.

Safety notice — Mechanical hazard — spines and glochids

The pads carry spines up to 3 cm long, occasionally 10 cm, together with glochids: fine barbed hairs that lodge in the skin and are difficult to remove. The source makes no statement about chemical toxicity, and that silence is not a confirmation of safety.

Plant it away from paths. Wear thick gloves when handling it, and do not remove glochids with bare hands.

Documented detail

Hazard type: Mechanical hazard — spines and glochids
Exposure route: Puncture, skin contact
Worst documented outcome: Spines and glochids embedded in the skin.
Source severity rating: Mechanical hazard documented. Chemical toxicity: no statement found in the source.
Evidence confidence: Documented
Source: World Agroforestry (ICRAF) — Agroforestree Database v4.0, Orwa et al. 2009 — accessed 2026-08-04

Available from WAFRA CITY Nursery

Estimated delivery within Kuwait: 1–5 business days.