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The new abstract cactus sculpture installed at a roundabout near downtown Napa this month is sparking controversy amongst ...

Researchers have found a more sustainable way to produce energy using plants that can survive in dry conditions such as ...

Opuntia ficus, better known as the prickly 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.

Gabriel Andriamanjaka holds the radiotracking aerial aloft and marches into a spiky forest thicket. Branches whip around his ...

Prickly pear, a fruit derived from the cactus plant, is gaining popularity in culinary and health circles due to its u ...

"It's hopeless." Gardener receives warning after returning home from vacation with controversial souvenir: 'Be careful with ...

Locals cooked tapioca and then colored it with red juice made from the fruit of the prickly pear (Opuntia delleni). Prickly pear grows wild in certain areas of the Virgin Islands, but can be found ...

During the Christmas season in the Virgin Islands, native foods become high on the list for eating at festival events. The ...

Cactus pear fruits are rich sources of nutritional (essential vitamins, amino acids and minerals) and antioxidant compounds (flavonoids, carotenes, betalains, ascorbic acid and quercetin). The fruit ...

This indoor botanical garden features five greenhouses. The Arid House is home to a large display of unusual cacti and succulents, including agave, opuntia, haworthia and aloe. Quick photography for ...

Cacti can be frost sensitive, but there are several genera that more cold-hardy. Cold-hardy genera include (but are not limited to): Opuntia, Ferocactus, Echinocereus, Escobaria, Corypantha and some ...