episode 045: Prickly Pear and Teddy Bear Cholla
A Teddy Bear Cholla in the Joshua Tree National Park Cholla Garden
Cactuses! Cacti? This episode has the first two Cactuses… Cacti covered on rootbound! Steve goes over some cactus basics. Then, Wil shares about a pointy but tasty cactus. Steve shares about a pointier and less tasty variety. Finally, Steve takes a nostalgia trip to an auto repair shop in the desert.
Show Notes!
Cactus on Wikipedia
CAM Plants on Wikipedia
Opuntia on Wikipedia
Prickly Pear Cactus: Flowers, Fruit and Shelter
Eating Cactus: Prickly Pear for Food
Cactus Candy
Six Things You Didn’t Know About Nopales – Like What They Are
Woodrats and Cholla: Dependence of a Small Mammal Population on the Density of Cacti
Cholla Cactus
Etymology of Opuntia
Horticulturist shares interesting facts about the 'Jumping Cholla' cactus
The Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park
Fred Flintstone's favorite drink inspired a real-life soda pop