By Vectorisation by Alex Covarrubias.Based on the arms by: Juan Gabino. - Vectorised from File:Mexico coat of arms.png by Alex Covarrubias., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2638888
On top of Little Long Mountain, within sight of the shelter, is a huge colony of Prickly Pear Cacti. Although native to this area, this is the only spot I have seen it growing.
Found in abundance in Mexico, the Mexican coat of Arms depicts an eagle eating a Diamondback Rattlesnake while perched on son Prickly Pear growing on a rock submerged in a lake. When the Aztecs saw this scene occurring, they built their capital Tenochtitlan, according to legend of course.
After peeling and removing all the little prickly things, the pad is edible. It is called "tuna" in Spanish but that has nothing to do with fish. That is just the way it is translated. How about "Tuna of the Uwharries"?
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