nopal cactus

E1235

cactus plant prickly pear cactus succulent plant

The nopal cactus is a prickly pear cactus native to the Americas, especially associated with Mexican cuisine, culture, and symbolism.

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All labels observed (5)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cactus ⓘ plant ⓘ prickly pear cactus ⓘ succulent plant ⓘ
adaptedTo	arid climates ⓘ semi-arid climates ⓘ
associatedWithCuisine	Mexican cuisine ⓘ
commonNameOf	Opuntia spp. ⓘ
consumedAs	cooked vegetable ⓘ fresh vegetable ⓘ
contains	antioxidants ⓘ dietary fiber ⓘ mucilage ⓘ vitamin C ⓘ
culturalSymbolOf	Mexico ⓘ
family	Cactaceae ⓘ
featuredOn	Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Mexico
fruitCommonName	prickly pear ⓘ
genus	nopal cactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Opuntia
hasFlowerColor	orange ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ
hasPart	flowers ⓘ fruits ⓘ pads ⓘ spines ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
nativeTo	Americas ⓘ Mexico ⓘ
order	Caryophyllales ⓘ
padCommonName	nopalitos ⓘ
photosynthesisType	CAM photosynthesis ⓘ
preparationMethod	boiled ⓘ grilled ⓘ pickled ⓘ sauteed ⓘ
propagatedBy	cuttings ⓘ seeds ⓘ
tolerates	drought ⓘ poor soils ⓘ
usedAs	fodder ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ vegetable ⓘ
usedFor	blood sugar management in traditional medicine ⓘ cholesterol management in traditional medicine ⓘ
usedInDish	eggs dishes ⓘ salads ⓘ stews ⓘ tacos ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexico → nationalSymbol → nopal cactus ⓘ

nopal cactus → genus → nopal cactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Opuntia

Cactaceae → notableGenus → nopal cactus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Opuntia

Caryophyllales → exampleSpecies → nopal cactus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Opuntia ficus-indica

Flora of Argentina → hasRepresentativeSpecies → nopal cactus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Opuntia sulphurea

George Engelmann → hasHonorificEponym → nopal cactus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Opuntia engelmannii