prickly pear
The area is suitable for the cultivation of nopal as well as maize and beans.
Nopal has been used as a food and medicine for centuries.

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Common plants
African violet
agave
aloe
aloe vera
alpine strawberry
dianthus
dichondra
dieffenbachia
dill weed
dracaena
liquorice
loganberry
maidenhair fern
maize
mandrake
sorrel
sotol
sow thistle
Spanish moss
spearmint

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Types of fruit