ple ▁when ▁ri pe . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁produced ▁is ▁succ ul ent ▁and ▁approximately ▁half ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁blo om , ▁from ▁ 2 . 5 ▁to ▁ 4 . 0   cm ▁in ▁length . ▁ ▁Each ▁fruit ▁has ▁between ▁ 1 2 - 1 6 ▁are oles . ▁The ▁r ind ▁of ▁the ▁fruit ▁is ▁pur ple ▁and ▁the ▁inner ▁pul p ▁and ▁ju ices ▁are ▁light ▁pur ple ▁to ▁clear ▁in ▁color . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁contains ▁fl atten ed , ▁tan ▁se eds ▁that ▁are ▁less ▁than ▁approximately ▁ 4 ▁mill im eters ▁in ▁length ▁with ▁a ▁broad ▁not ch ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁and ▁prominent ▁r idge . ▁ ▁Us es ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁striking ▁stem ▁and ▁blo om ▁color ▁the ▁Op unt ia ▁macro cent ra ▁c act us ▁is ▁cultiv ated ▁as ▁an ▁orn amental ▁plant ▁for ▁dr ought ▁toler ant ▁and ▁native ▁plant ▁gard ens , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁p otted ▁plant .< ref >[ http :// www . w ild flow er . org / pl ants / result . php ? id _ plant = OP MA 8 ▁Op unt ia ▁macro cent ra ' ▁species ▁account ▁and ▁photograph s ▁from ▁Lady ▁Bird ▁Johnson ▁Wild flow er ▁Center ▁Native ▁Plant ▁Information ▁Network ▁( NP IN )] ▁. ▁accessed ▁ 3 . 2 3 . 2 0 1 3 </ ref > ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁c act i ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Op unt ia , ▁the ▁fruit ▁produced ▁by ▁Op unt