A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

Kickstart your morning with a vibrant and nutrient-packed cactus pear smoothie bowl. Simply blend one cactus pear with a ...

The use of Nopal cactus supplements has been increasing recently due to the possible health benefits they could provide. The Nopal, also known as the prickly pear cactus, hails from the Americas ...

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.

“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 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.

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 ...

I found myself sitting on prickly pear too many times to recall ... bumped into what some refer to as the most dangerous of all cactus - the Teddybear cholla. Named for its fluffy appearance ...

Of the groups within the cactus family, the opuntias are one of the most successful and widespread, but they exhibit many taxonomic difficulties and are, therefore, not well understood. /// Las ...