Both the cactus "pad" and the fruit the cactus produces are edible and are enjoyed in the US, Mexico and other Central American countries, parts of Europe, the Middle East, India, North Africa and Australia.

My Christmas Cactus in Bloom

i love cactuses...

At Desert Botanical Garden: Detail of Fishhook Barrel Cactus in bloom. -- Phoenix, Ariz. (2022)

thanksgiving cactus in bloom

Cactus in bloom.

Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom, Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne, Minnesota, U.S.A.

The whole cactus.

This lovely cactus is regularly in blossom.

Prickly pear cactus in bloom

A prickly pear cactus in bloom.

Lovely cactus in Bloom

Cactus in bloom this morning.

Cactus in bloom

Cactus in bloom

Cactus in Bloom

Sedona AZ

Prickly Pear cactus in bloom.

A saguaro cactus in bloom. Its AZ, got to take a pic of the cacti :P We were at the National Guard Assoc. meeting.

Barrel cactus in bloom

Prickly pear cactus in bloom

Hedgehog cactus in bloom

Saguaro cactus in bloom. Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona

anza borrego 2010

Cactus in bloom - something beautiful, something deadly.

Buckhorn Cholla cactus in bloom

Goldfield recreation

Badlands cactus in bloom.

Cactus in Bloom - Clarkdale

via Flowers.tn – Leading Flowers Magazine, Daily Beautiful flowers for all occasions ift.tt/2P3Et7k

Small cactus in bloom