Like nopales, the edible cactus paddle, the spines surrounding the entire fruit must be removed before it's cut open and eaten. If harvesting yourself, take the utmost caution when handling.
An curved arrow pointing right. Covered in spines and hiding a rich, colorful pulp, the pitaya, a type of dragon fruit, can make or break the economy of entire towns in Mexico during the growing ...
Fruits and veggies used to look a lot different ... Modern carrots are orange, thicker, brighter, and crunchy. Wild eggplants had spines — today's eggplant connects to its flower.
DESCRIPTION: The Florida semaphore is a tree-like cactus with a distinct trunk and a cluster of spines at the top ... scale-like bright red flowers and yellow egg-shaped fruit. HABITAT: This cactus ...
A Harris's antelope squirrel amongst the spines of the cholla cactus, where it painstakingly searches for cactus fruit - one of the only sources of moisture around. Whilst filming the amazing ...