OBINO Simwaba Conservation Corner

Acmella radicans var. radicans (White spot-flower) growing on the forest floor of the Victoria Falls rainforest sprayzone.
A rare, annual understorey herbaceous species with spectacular flower bloom.

Botanical name: Opuntia ficus-indica
Common name: Prickly pear
It's a drought tolerant succulent, introduced, but naturalized, and one of many invasive alien species that are a menace to the local ecosystem.
In this pic, captured growing along the dry Batoka gorge cliff overlooking the Victoria Falls bridge.
It can be planted around homesteads as an ornamental and hedge plant. It has both nutritional and medicinal values as it bears edible fruits, and an infusion of chopped succulent leaves taken orally helps to relieve bloating (stomach gases).