Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown...
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The most common culinary species is the "Barbary fig" (Opuntia ficus-indica). O. ficus-indica is a large, trunk-forming, segmented cactus that may grow...
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Nopal (category Opuntia)
nopales are most often of the species Opuntia ficus-indica or Opuntia matudae although the pads of almost all Opuntia species are edible. The other edible...
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to name 22 species by 1753. One of these, his Cactus opuntia (now part of Opuntia ficus-indica), was described as "fructu majore ... nunc in Hispania...
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in Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum. The name Opuntia vulgaris, which is a synonym of Opuntia ficus-indica, has been misapplied to this species in Australia...
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cactus-corn tortilla. The word is a portmanteau of nopal, Spanish for the Opuntia ficus-indica cactus, and tortilla. Lavash Arepa Chapati Indigenous peoples of...
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the achakana genus Opuntia, the prickly pears Opuntia engelmannii Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia matudae Opuntia fragilis Opuntia basilaris genus Pachycereus...
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in the USDA PLANTS Database. Some species (like Pinus radiata and Opuntia ficus-indica) tolerate only a narrow range in soil pH, whereas others (such as...
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Texas). Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia fuliginosa Opuntia humifusa Opuntia hyptiacantha Opuntia leucotricha Opuntia littoralis Opuntia engelmannii Opuntia maxima...
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in Mexico. In contrast to the common fruit (tunas) from related Opuntia ficus-indica, it is less sweet, the color is a bland greenish, and it is more...
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