Even within the most common species, Opuntia ficus-indica, you might see fruit that's white, green, purple, yellow, red, or orange. Prickly pear is a kind of cactus fruit. Cactus pads and cactus ...

The prickly pear cactus Hase uses is shaped like a flat oval fan. The transparent, difficult-to-see spines on its surface must be carefully rubbed out before cutting the surface sprouts with a knife.

The Gila woodpecker nests inside the stem of the saguaro cactus where the temperature inside can be up to 30ºC (86ºF) cooler than outside. The prickly pear cactus has a big network of shallow ...

explains Charlotte Ferguson, founder of Disciple Skincare. “Interestingly, the prickly pear cactus, which comes from the United States and Mexico, is the most commonly eaten cactus. This is ...

“Prickly pear seed oil comes from the prickly pear, which is part of the cactus family,” says Reynolds. “We know it has been used in skincare for centuries and that prickly pear oil has been ...

Barrel cacti, prickly pear, senilis cacti ... closely at dawn and dusk for animals like cactus wrens, phainopeplas, cougars, desert tortoises, white winged doves, kestrels, and, of course ...