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

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, ...

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

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

This weekend, an event highlighted the versatility of a native New Mexico plant. Coming back for the sixth year, the New ...

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

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 ...