Grizzlybear pricklypear
Opuntia erinacea

Family: Cactaceae

What it is like

A cactus.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

America, Mexico, North America, Slovenia, USA

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also cooked, the thorns removed and then served with cornmeal boiled as bread. The joints are boiled and have the thorns removed and are then dipped in syrup and eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit, pads

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Opuntia erinacea var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) L. D. Benson; Opuntia erinacea var. ursina (F. A. C. Weber) Parish; Opuntia hystricina Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow; Opuntia hystricina var. ursina (F. A. C. Weber) Backerb.; Opuntia polycantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt; Opuntia ursina F. A. C. Weber;