Is the jumping cholla a cactus?

Yes, people specifically eat the flower bud in the spring. How they are eaten depends on the species. All cholla buds need to have the spines removed in order to eat them. This is easiest to do by...

You would have to dig up the plant and destroy the roots, then make sure that the cactus is not touching the ground anywhere because cacti will root from their areoles. If you remove the cactus then...

Yes, jumping cactus [Opuntia fulgida] is a host. For example, the female and male Arizona cactus wren [Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus] build their large nest together. But the female chooses where...

Cholla cactus plants [Cylindropuntia spp] mainly get water from the soil. Their shallow, fibrous roots spread out to find and take in any available moisture in the soil. That moisture may be in the...

Cylindropuntia