Prickly pear (nopal) 照片檔

We see lots of leafs of this common cactus in Mexico​ Prickly pear (nopal) this is a common cactus from Mexico, this is an eatable cactus and very nutritious and delicious, this are shots from spring in Mexico, we can see the cactus very colorful Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae, most culinary uses of the term prickly pear refer to this species.In Mexico is known by Nopal and is eaten all parts of the cactus are eaten, by almost all sites in Mexico country, the Prickly Pear fruit is sweet and delicious.we see this Prickly Pear cactus in Spring we can see the flower on the fruit just growing and starting to come out of its base. This was shot on macro.