Tuna Cactus

Opuntia ficus-indica

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Opuntia

Dicymolomia julianalisJulia's Dicymolomia
Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
Laetilia coccidivoraScale-Feeding Snout
Melitara prodenialisEastern Cactus-Boring Moth, Eastern Blue Cactus Borer
Eurythmia hospitella
Menesta tortriciformella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

5Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Opuntia

Diadasia australis
Diadasia piercei
Lithurgopsis gibbosa
Lithurgopsis littoralis
Macrotera texana

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Opuntia

Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
Leptotila verreauxiWhite-tipped Dove
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: CACTACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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