Nopal is an edible cactus people enjoy for its texture, taste, and antioxidant benefits. This article lists reasons to eat prickly pear cactus pads (nopales).

Guizhou cactus pears are packed with antioxidants, but taste bitter. Tests, including with an artificial nose and tongue, suggest fermentation offers a sweet solution. A distinctive feature of the ...

The prickly pear cactus is probably the most identifiable plant (besides the saguaro) in the Sonoran Desert. The species most often seen in the wild here is Engelmann prickly pear, or Opuntia ...

Question: I recently bought my first home in Santa Rosa. The backyard has a prickly pear cactus that’s about 6 feet tall. Since it’s the first time I’ve owned one, can you share information about it ...

In parts of Texas, the prickly pear cactus is everywhere — potted outside coffee shops, dotting the side of the road, poking out of cracks in the sidewalk. It also lines the pathways of the University ...