Also called the prickly pear cactus, this genus has large flat pads called cladodes with spiky thorns and hairy spines called glochids. The cacti also grow brightly colored flowers and develop ...

It’s a really useful survival tool for the cholla. The cactus consists of small segments, known as pads or pups, and each of these pads, if dislodged or snagged on an animal's fur, will then ...

The cactus produces a tasty fruit eaten in much of Latin America and the Mediterranean, while in Mexico the flat green pads that form the arms of the cactus, are used in cooking. In Tunisia ...

Multiple uses The cactus produces a tasty fruit eaten in much of Latin America and the Mediterranean, while in Mexico the flat green pads that form the arms of the cactus, are used in cooking.