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Prickly Pear is a Desert delight
Anyone who has ever walked the dunes of the outer banks has seen them. Prickly pear cacti (Optuntia sp. and Nopalea sp.) are something you definitely want to notice. I remember over 25 years ago when my oldest son came running to … Continue reading
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Tagged edible, edible foliage, edible fruit, flavinoids, glochids, lower blood glucose, potato eyes, prickly pear cactus, raw or cooked, spines, xeriscaping
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