Archive for the ‘Catalina Island Flora’ Category
Catalina Island Native Plants
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Cactus Plants on Cataline Island Continued
Santa Catalina Island Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia species

Santa Catalina Island Prickly Pear Cactus has spiny fruits. The spiny fruits of this succulent plants cactus mimic the flavors of a variety of other fruits. One fruit of Santa Catalina Island Prickly Pear Cactus may taste l Ike a strawberry and another may taste like a cantaloupe.
Santa Catalina Island Elephant Bush
Portulacaria afra

In Africa this succulent plant, Santa Catalina Island Elephant Bush (aka Portulacaria afra) has a single trunk due to elephant grazing.
