The prickly pear cactus is probably the most identifiable plant (besides the saguaro) in the Sonoran Desert. The species most often seen in the wild here is Engelmann prickly pear, or Opuntia ...

That's for the native Engelmann prickly pear. These tend to be thigh-to-chest height with distinct spines, Norman says. Harvesting cactus fruit is all about dealing with the spines. Norman ...

You're scrolling through social media to see a beautiful plant captioned as a prickly pear and suddenly think, 'that looks an awful lot like my Christmas cactus.' Closer inspection of your ...

Is this just a flavor that they are adding, or is it from the actual cactus? If so, can we use the prickly pear cactus that's growing outside, or do we need to go somewhere special to purchase them?

What it is: Prickly pear cactus pads, also known as nopales (singular: nopal), are commonly consumed as a vegetable in Mexico and Central America. The cactus pads—the flat “paddles” that grow from the ...

In December, he heard a rumor of a cactus in the mountains. He thought it would be a fragile prickly pear. He decided to pause his field surveys on a rainy day in August to track down the cactus.