The plant can reach up to 15 feet [5 m] in height. It has flattened oval stalks that are full of thorns, and it produces prickly pears that taste sweet.
Opuncijas var sasniegt piecu metru augstumu, to stumbru veido dzeloņiem klāti, ovāli, saplacināti posmi, un tām ir ēdami, saldi augļi.