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• n  cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
• n  round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti

• prickly pear cactus

News & Articles

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• FWP accepting comments on proposed donation of 36 acres on Prickly Pear Creek
  About 36 acres along Prickly Pear Creek in the Helena Valley could become public property under a proposal from a nonprofit group to give the land to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
  June 22, 2013 - Helena Independent Record
• Nature Report: Tuna Time
  It is tuna time in South Texas. The fruit or tuna of the prickly pear cactus is ripening, and it is a tasty treat for a variety of wildlife.
  June 19, 2013 - KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley