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Are pears related to prickly pears?
No. The pear tree is in the family Rosaceae (rose family) in the genus Pyrus, and the prickly pear cactus is in the Cactaceae family in the genus Opuntia. Source: Wikipedia.
What does a desert plant eat?
Desert herbivores primarily feed on grasses and some edible shrubs and trees and their fruits and seeds. In North American deserts, prickly pear cacti also form a part of their diet.
What consumers eat cacti?
Many animals will eat cacti, but mostly as a last resort since it is very prickly. Both the black-tailed and the antelope jackrabbit will eat the cacti during times of drought. Humans are able to eat prickly pear cacti and have made it so popular it is the state fruit of Texas.
How are cactus and prickly pear able to survive in the desert while tea plants cannot?
they are succulents and retain water in their leaves.
What is the drinkable catus?
The drinkable cactus is typically a beverage made from the prickly pear cactus fruit, also known as nopales. It is often used in traditional Mexican cuisine and can be consumed as a juice, smoothie, or even as a component in cocktails. Prickly pear cactus is known for its refreshing and slightly sweet flavor.
What is the state plant of Texas?
The Prickly Pear Cactus
What animals eat the cactus pear?
There is no such place as the Saguaro Desert. There is the Sonoran Desert where the saguaro cactus grows. Some small animals such as rodents and rabbits feed on the prickly pear as well as javelina, deer, pronghorns, bighorn sheep and tortoises.
What desert animals eat prickly pear cactus?
desert tortouise
Do prickly pears have predators?
No, only animals can have predators. However there are animals that do eat prickly pears (including humans).
Which pear is not a pear?
A "prickly pear" is not actually a pear.
Genus of the cactus family comprising the prickly pear?
the prickly pear is the opuntia genus and the most popular one is opuntia ficus indica and that is the one that people eat the pads and the fruit which looks like a pear.
Does the Galapagos giant tortoise eat the prickly pear cactus?
Yes. Yes it does.
A sentence with the word prickkly pear in it?
Rabbits, deer & bear eat the young flower buds of the prickly pear cactus.
What do Darwin's finch eat?
They mostly eat the Optunia a catuse also called a prickly pear.
What animals eat cacti in the desert?
The desert tortoise, javelina and deer will eat prickly pear cacti.
Where does the prickly pear cactus live?
on a pear
Do pack rats eat the prickly pear cactus?
Yes, pack rats do eat the flesh of prickly pear cacti. They are able to navigate around the spines with their dexterous paws and consume the juicy interior of the cactus. Additionally, they may use the prickly pear pads as nesting material.
