The family is both interesting and challenging because of its varied morphology, adaptations to the environment, and reproductive systems. Of the groups within the cactus family, the opuntias are one ...

Ohio State's graphic for their Cotton Bowl matchup against the Texas Longhorns used a cactus that doesn't actually exist in ...

Prickly pear is sweet and delicious, but you can only eat it if you can manage to cut it safely and remove its spikes. Here's ...

Despite its nutritional offerings, consumption of Guizhou cactus pear — which is distinct from the invasive Mexican prickly pear of the genus Opuntia — is limited by its bitter taste.

Opuntia Ficus, better known as the cactus pear. Andrea Ortenzi saw the plant’s potential 20 years ago when working for Telecom Italia in Brazil, where it is widely used as animal feed.