Thornless Prickly Pear Cactus. Thornless Prickly Pear Cactus Latin: Opuntia tuna. Prickly pear cacti are native to the Western Hemisphere.
'Old Mexico' Spineless Edible prickly pear Cactus Opuntia ... (Ruby Fletcher)
Sessile female scales attach themselves to prickly pear cactus pads, stick their proboscises into the pads, and suck cactus sap for sustenance. The spineless Prickly Pear cactus, also known as Opuntia Cacanapa Ellisiana aka Ellisiana Spineless Prickly Pear. Just these soft little spurs, which ripen and fall off with the slightest touch, to leave pads that are entirely smooth.
Spineless Prickly Pear Cactus - American Native Seeds
Prickly pears are the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. That is, we just don't understand or quite trust for that matter, people who don't like cactus. Often adorned with the Notice the arsenal of nasty spines that usually accompany cactus.