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Prickly pear cactus [Opuntia spp] can be used for artistic purposes, as models for paintings and pottery. It can be used for conservation of soil and of water. Its roots feed the underground soil food web, hold soil together, and identify sources of precious water. The cactus can be used for food. It has edible, flavorful berries. Its paddle like branches also can be eaten, peeled and boiled as Mexico's famous nopalitos. The cactus can be used for landscape interest. It gives color, scent, and shape to a bright, drab, dry, harsh, monotonous environment. The cactus can be used for money making endeavors. It's the host plant to cochineal insects [Dactylopius coccus] whose interaction yields a prized dye. And the cactus can be used for shade.

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