Tag: prickly pear tunas

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Prickly Pear Tunas

These tunas are the domesticated variety, Opuntia ficus_indica, that grow wild all over the San Diego County back country roads. The really red ones are […]

/ October 17, 2011
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prickly pear glochids and spines

The glochids are the ochre-colored hairlike projections on this native prickly pear cactus, beautiful in close-up, but irritating to the touch. Very protective for […]

/ October 18, 2009
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prickly pear tunas

It’s going to be another great year for prickly pear tunas in the North County San Diego back country. We’ll start harvesting them in […]

/ August 9, 2008
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Prickly pear cactus fruits

/ December 20, 2007