Plains Prickly Pear Cactus Control - …

Plains Prickly Pear Cactus ControlCooperative Extension ServiceWilliam R. Taylor, University Extension EducatorTom D. Whitson, Extension Weed SpecialistPlains Prickly Pear CactusPrickly pear is a native plant commonly found on dry,sandy soils, and it can be troublesome on overgrazedpastures and rangelands. This plant has no forage valuefor livestock unless the spines are burned from the padsso animals can eat them. Many wildlife species, such aspronghorn, deer, rodents, and box turtles, eat the rootsand pads. Although the plant is not poisonous, thespines may cause , the plant has been used to make humanfood; people made jellies from the fruit, and the spineswere sometimes burned off so the pad could be peeledand eaten. Native Americans also used the spines tolance boils, and the mucilaginous juice from the padswas applied over paint on hides to make the paint Prickly pear Cactus (Opuntia polyacantha Haw.)

Controlling Plains Prickly Pear Cactus Research shows that plains prickly pear cactus can be controlled using a reduced herbicide rate. The recom-

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