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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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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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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List of Opuntia species. The genus Opuntia is within the tribe Opuntieae of the subfamily Opuntioideae, in the family Cactaceae. Species of Opuntia currently...
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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 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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accumulating isorhamnetin and its 7-O-glucoside derivate. Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.)) is also a good source of isorhamnetin, which can be extracted...
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(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...
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(Crataegus) Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) Prickly Pear or Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Allegheny Barberry Bearberry (Manzanita, Kinnikinnick) Black Chokeberry...
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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...
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post cactus, Lophocereus marginatus, and various species of opuntia. Opuntia ficus-indica was domesticated as a spineless, easier to manage host for the...
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70,000 cochineal insects are required. Zapotec cochineal nests on Opuntia ficus-indica host cacti Use of carmine as a staining agent in histology (here...
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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...
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Cymbopogon citratus Leek Allium porrum Lotus root Nelumbo nucifera Nopal Opuntia ficus-indica Onion Allium cepa Pearl onion Allium ampeloprasum (sectivum) Potato...
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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...
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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...
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for, declared weeds here. Despite also being a crop, this includes Opuntia ficus-indica. Western Australia has major wine producing regions in the South...
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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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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...
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Flora and fauna of Coahuila Acer grandidentatum Opuntia ficus-indica Echinocactus grusonii Cylindropuntia imbricata Pinus ponderosa Ursus americanus Puma...
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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...
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made in Saint Helena from the fruit of the prickly or cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica). Tungi is the local Saint Helenian name for the prickly or cactus...
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Indian fig (category Opuntia)
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...
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most studied of all octopus species Opuntia vulgaris, a synonym for Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia or barbary fig, a cactus species and...
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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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coyote Falco peregrinus, peregrine Agave tequilana, tequila agave Opuntia ficus-indica, cactus pear Echinocactus grusonii, golden barrel cactus Cylindropuntia...
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and probably into southern Bolivia. The larvae feed on Opuntia sulphurea and Opuntia ficus-indica. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global...
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