In comparison, prickly pears are native to dry, desert regions of North America and Mexico: 'The prickly pear is a cactus that grows in sandy, poor soils. As this plant grows in arid climates ...

If you're looking to broaden your fruit horizons beyond the quotidien, consider the many ways to eat prickly pears. Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size ...

You can find the occasional festivity that pays admiring homage to these gorgeous growers, the remarkable botanical life that ...

The prickly pear cactus has a big network of shallow roots ... Boerhavia repens is a desert plant which can germinate, grow, produce flowers and ripen seeds in the space of ten days after it ...

Many desert plants are built to protect their water stores, and none are better defended than the cactus. Filming in ... I found myself sitting on prickly pear too many times to recall, and ...