The prickly pear cactus (Opuntia) is a massive genus with over 150 known species of paddle-shaped cacti that produce gorgeous flowers. Depending on the variety, the colors may be bright shades of ...

The prickly pear cactus (opuntia engelmannii) is a quintessential desert plant, highly useful to many species including our ...

The prickly pear cactus (opuntia engelmannii) is a quintessential desert plant, highly useful to many species including our ...

Climate change is pushing people to explore — and in cactuses, discover foods that others have known for ages. A curator at ...

The fiesta in Albuquerque's South Valley on September 27 and 28 will celebrate the cactus, showcasing ways to prepare the ...

Las Tunas history is intertwined with a cactus. It is said that Don Julián Gamboa had a large cattle ranch here and liked to ...

Those growing and harvesting prickly pear fruit said 2024 is a banner year for the crop. One local company is trying to get ...

Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that sprouts from hearty, ...

Nopales are a staple of Mexican food and culture. Now, Latino entrepreneurs are looking to the cactus to help them tap into ...

Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that sprouts from ...

The rarest of the three cactus species native to Minnesota, the ball cactus - also known as the pincushion cactus - is found ...

Native prickly pear and lava cactus have a very narrow distribution on the Galápagos, making their recovery vital.