The prickly pear cactus: the symbol of the Sicilian landscape
Among all the pieces of the multi-coloured Sicilian identity, a place of honor belongs to the Opuntia ficus-indica, the prickly pear cactus - also known as Indian fig or fig opuntia. If you close your eyes just for a moment and try to imagine the skyline of a typical Sicilian landscape, a prickly pear will eventually pop up, with a couple of fruits here and there.
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