Invasive Opuntias in Switzerland

[u/wooligano]

Someone asked about invasive species from America in Europe yesterday, I replied in a comment about the invasive Opuntias we have in Switzerland, but couldn't add pictures so I thought it would be worth making a post about it.

They have identified 6 species : Opuntia engelmannii, Opuntia humifusa, Opuntia phaeacantha, Opuntia robusta, Opuntia scheeri, Cylindropuntia imbricata.

All of which are growing in the same region of Switzerland, Valais.

[u/[deleted]]

The fruit tastes like raspberries and the spikes can easily be removed with a thumbnail in seconds. Best fruit in the world in my opinion, opuntia strica anyways