The Prickly Pear Cactus was adopted as the Texas state plant in 1995. The cactus has branches and stems in large, flat pads with deep red fruits known as tuna. The pads and the fruit are edible. I took this photo laying on my stomach and got attacked by a bunch of other pokey plants. To this day I still have a couple splinters in the palm of my right hand. #naturetexas #igtexas #truetexas #SmallAccountLove #ChooseaAdventure #EverlongAdventures #KateOnAnAdventure #LifeOfAdventures #WestTexasPhotographers #TheCreativeShots #AmongTheWild #PhotographersLife #GetOutAndExplore #OutsideCulture #VisualCreator #LoveTheWorld #BBCTravel #junctionphoto2k21