In comparison, prickly pears are native to dry, desert regions of North America and Mexico: 'The prickly pear is a cactus that grows in sandy, poor soils. As this plant grows in arid climates, it ...

And every day on his walk he’d pass a prickly pear cactus, come rain, come shine, or a lot of shine. On the day I caught up with Attarzadeh, the temperature topped out at 110 degrees.

In Tunisia, where it covers around 12% of cultivated land, second only to olive trees, the cactus pear is a major source of income for thousands, particularly women who harvest and sell the fruit.

Some summer foods beg to be eaten: fresh tomatoes, sweet corn on the cob. But one virtually screams, "Leave me alone!" Nopalitos are the pads of the prickly pear cactus. In Mexico and the American ...

The opuntia, or prickly pear cactus, is known for its flat, oval-shaped pads and delicious fruits. What's most surprisingly about the cactus is that it's one of the few cold-hardy breeds—prickly ...

The cactus suspended overhead caught my attention, and I stopped walking to look at the unusual sight. In Fredericksburg, at Lady Bird Johnson Park, a prickly pear cactus is rooted into the ...

To the amazement of most, the eastern prickly pear cactus is an Illinois native plant. Ryan Pankau/ UI Extension ...

My wife and I visited her cousin, Penny, a few weeks ago and were amazed at an enormous cactus she had in landscape. It was an eastern prickly pear cactus measuring about 100 square feet, loaded ...