PRICKLY PEAR

The prickly pea is a pear-shaped fruit that is good to eat. The fruit grows from the edges of thorny leaflike stems. The fruit is also called nopal or Indian fig. It is a type cactus with prickly fruits. Many varieties of prickly dry parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. They can stand long periods with little water but they grow better with moderate rainfall. They are mixed with oranges to make an unusual marmalade.

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