I find the notion of a large succulent being considered a weed to be fascinating. Thank you for the pictures. > This last one is from a pasture where there has been some attempt to > eradicate the prickly pears, which in much of the state is a weed: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/prickly+pear+V.jpg.html