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When can the prickly pear fruit be eaten?
The fruit of the prickly pear cactus [Opuntia spp] needs to be eaten fresh. The fruit may be harvested late summer to early fall. Fruit colors range from green to purple or red. But the darker colors indicate a less agreeable fruit flavor.
Can all types of plants be eaten?
No, not all types of cactus can be eaten. For example, the prickly pear cactus [Opuntia spp] is a fruit bearing plant. Its fruits may be green, purple or red in color. But it's the green colored fruit that tends to be eaten fresh or processed as jams and jellies. The darker colored fruits tend not to be flavorful.
What type of caterpillar is lime green and has short prickly spines on its body?
green prickly caterpillar
Are cactus green?
i think cactus are green
What part of the plant makes food in cactus why?
In cactus leaves are absent. Chlorophyll are found in trunk mainly.
What does green white and red on the Mexican flag stand for?
The coat of arms has: an eagle, holding a serpent in its talon, is perched on top of a prickly pear cactus; the cactus is situated on a rock that rises above a lake. The coat of arms is derived from an Aztec legend that their gods told them to build a city where they spot an eagle on a nopal (prickly pear) eating a serpent, which is now Mexico City.
Can cactus fruits be poisonous?
No, cactus fruits aren't poisonous. The concern is flavorability, not poisonousness. Some of the fruits are more flavorful than others. Some fruits are more flavorful when they're a certain color. For example, in the range of colors from green to purple and red of the prickly pear cactus [Opuntia spp], the darker colored fruits are considered less tasty.
A very prickly green Christmas leaf?
Holly
Have you ever eaten cactus?
Yes, cactus fruits are among the fare that residents of and visitors to Latin America may sample. For example, Carnegiea gigantea is the giant saguaro cactus of northwestern Mexico and of the southwestern United States of America. Its red fruit resembles a plum. Cereus is a cactus of eastern South America and of the West Indies. Its green, purple or red fruits make a colorful, refreshing addition to a meal. Echinocereus triglochidiatus is called the claret cup hedgehog cactus. It produces small pink berries in summer. The berries often are made into a jam. Ferocactus wislizeni is the candy barrel cactus of Mexico and of the southern United States of America. Its flesh produces a sugary solution in summer and fall. That solution may be made into candy. Neowerdermannia vorwerkii is a cactus that's found in Bolivia. The high plains people of Bolivia cook and serve the cactus in the same way as potatoes. Opuntia spp. is the prickly pear cactus that's grown natively from Canada southwards all the way to Argentina and Chile. Its fruits may be red, white or yellow. They may be made into candy and jelly. Its small spines need to be removed before cutting and boiling the prickly pads into the popular nopales. Pereskia is the gooseberry or rose cactus of Barbados. Its small berries also make for a colorful, refreshing addition to a meal. Their season runs from summer into fall.
Do they cactus change with the change of season?
no, cactus are green in every season.they are evergreen
What does an agave fruit look?
Agave technically isn't a fruit it is a perennial It kind of looks like a cross between a cactus and a palm tree and similar to Aloe Vera. It has wide, flat, green leaves, that grow in a bunch on the ground.
What do you do in kaya forests on Nabooti Island poptropica?
First, you need the shovel and the cactus fruit. Cactus fruit: Found in the Mountains of the Blue Moon. Shovel: Get the blue flower from the Blue Nile Falls, trade it for the turban at Nabooti, put it on and the guy in the turban in Giza will give you the shovel. In the Kaya Forests, use the cactus fruit and the giant turtle will wake up and come eat it. Dig up the spot where the turtle was, and you will receive an ebony elephant. The spirits of the forest will wake up and ask you to bring them a Fingo. Trade the elephant for the Fingo at the trade stand in Nabooti, bring the Fingo to the spirits and they will reward you with the green jewel.
