Also called the prickly pear cactus, this genus has large flat pads called cladodes with spiky thorns and hairy spines called glochids. The cacti also grow brightly colored flowers and develop ...

It’s a really useful survival tool for the cholla. The cactus consists of small segments, known as pads or pups, and each of these pads, if dislodged or snagged on an animal's fur, will then ...

The cactus has a dull-gray, fleshy stem with shrubby branches that ... All new specimens have been observed to originate from pads that fall from larger plants and take root to grow where they land.