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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

List of Opuntia species. The genus Opuntia is within the tribe Opuntieae of the subfamily Opuntioideae, in the family Cactaceae. Species of Opuntia currently...

in Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum. The name Opuntia vulgaris, which is a synonym of Opuntia ficus-indica, has been misapplied to this species in Australia...

the achakana genus Opuntia, the prickly pears Opuntia engelmannii Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia matudae Opuntia fragilis Opuntia basilaris genus Pachycereus...

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...

cochineal insects are required.: 82  Zapotec cochineal nests on Opuntia ficus-indica host cacti Use of carmine as a staining agent in histology (here...

(IL-10). Some pharmacological studies such as on tolfenamic acid and Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI) have also indicated an involvement of the immune system. These...

species of Opuntia cacti are known, and while it is possible to cultivate cochineal on almost all of them, the most common is Opuntia ficus-indica. D. coccus...

onto Opuntia ficus-indica, then known as O. vulgaris, in Sri Lanka in 1863. D. opuntiae has been effective against the weedy prickly pear Opuntia stricta...

accumulating isorhamnetin and its 7-O-glucoside derivate. Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.)) is also a good source of isorhamnetin, which can be extracted...

Texas). Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia fuliginosa Opuntia humifusa Opuntia hyptiacantha Opuntia leucotricha Opuntia littoralis Opuntia engelmannii Opuntia maxima...

Cymbopogon citratus Leek Allium porrum Lotus root Nelumbo nucifera Nopal Opuntia ficus-indica Onion Allium cepa Pearl onion Allium ampeloprasum (sectivum) Potato...

post cactus, Lophocereus marginatus, and various species of opuntia. Opuntia ficus-indica was domesticated as a spineless, easier to manage host for the...

Prickly pear may refer to: Opuntia, a genus of cacti producing a fruit known as the prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica, the species which is the most common...

(Crataegus) Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) Prickly Pear or Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Allegheny Barberry Bearberry (Manzanita, Kinnikinnick) Black Chokeberry...

Mizrahi, Y (1993). "Vegetative parthenocarpy in the cactus pear Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill". Annals of Botany. 72 (6): 521–6. doi:10.1006/anbo.1993...

Tungi Spirit, made from the fruit of the prickly or cactus pears, Opuntia ficus-indica ("Tungi" is the local Saint Helenian name for the plant), and coffee...

for, declared weeds here. Despite also being a crop, this includes Opuntia ficus-indica. Western Australia has major wine producing regions in the South...

Mexicas referred to themselves as the "People of the Sun". The cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica), full of its fruits, called nōchtli in Nahuatl, represents the island...

Flora and fauna of Coahuila Acer grandidentatum Opuntia ficus-indica Echinocactus grusonii Cylindropuntia imbricata Pinus ponderosa Ursus americanus Puma...

Catnip Nicotiana species ~ Tobacco Nymphaea species Olea europaea Opuntia ficus indica Origanum majorana ~ Marjoram Origanum vulgare ~ Oregano Palaquium...

indigenous group in Cambodia and Thailand Prickly pear (disambiguation) Opuntia ficus-indica Pyrus (disambiguation) Avocado, a fruit that is referred to as "alligator...

several plants and may refer to: Ficus benghalensis, a species of banyan tree also known as East Indian fig. Opuntia ficus-indica, a species of cactus also known...

Mora (Rubus blackberry) Nopales* – stem segments of Opuntia species, such as Opuntia ficus-indica Papaya* (Carica papaya) Pineapple – cultivated extensively...

granatum Poro poro Passiflora pinnatistipula Prickly pear fruit Opuntia ficus-indica Purple apple-berry Billardiera longiflora Purple guava Psidium rufum...