List of edible cacti

This is a list^[1] of edible plants in the family Cactaceae.

Acanthocereus tetragonus, the sword pear,
Browningia candelaris^[2],
Carnegiea gigantea, the Saguaro,
Cereus repandus - California and Florida
genus Corryocactus (also known as Erdisia), the tasty berrylike
- C. brevistylis, C. pulquiensis, and C. erectus
Coryphantha
- C. robbinsorum and C. recurvata.
genus Echinocereus ("Strawberry Cactus")
- E. engelmannii, E. bonkerae, E. boyce-thompsonii
- E. enneacanthus, E. cincerascens, E. stramineus
- E. dasyacanthus, E. fendleri and E. fasciculatus
- E. brandegeei, E. ledingii and E. nicholii
- E. engelmannii ("Strawberry Vanilla")
genus Echinopsis
- South American species
  - E. (or T.) atacamensis, E./T. coquimbana and E./T. schickendanzii
genus Epiphyllum, the Orchid cactus
- E. anguliger (also called Phyllocactus darrahii, said to be like gooseberries)
genus Epithelantha (the fruit of all species said to be edible)
genus Eulychnia
- E. acida
genus Ferocactus
- Ferocactus hamatacanthus
- F. histrix ("borrachitos") and F. latispinus ("pochas")
genus Harrisia (of Florida and the Caribbean), the "Prickly Apples"
- - Harrisia martinii^[3]
- NOTE: The following 5 are said to be "endangered endemic" :
  - H. aboriginum, H.simpsonii, H. adscendens, H fragrans and H. eriophora
  - H. pomanensis
  - Argentinian H. balansae
Genus Hylocereus
- H. undatus, H. costaricensis, H. megalanthus, H. guatemalensis, H. polyrhizus and H. triangularis (aka "Dragon Fruits")
genus Mammillaria ("chilitos" as they look like tiny red chili peppers)
- M. applanata, M. meiacantha, M. macdougalii, M. lasiacantha
- M. grahamii, M. oliviae, M. mainiae, M. microcarpa, M. thornberi and many others
Myrtillocactus geometrizans ("garambulos", taste like less-acid cranberries)

genus Opuntia, the prickly pears
- Opuntia engelmannii
- Opuntia ficus-indica
- Opuntia matudae
- Opuntia fragilis^[4]
- Opuntia basilaris^[5]^[6]
genus Pachycereus,
- Pachycereus pringlei, the Cardon
- P. schottii, the Senita and P. weberi, the Candelabro
genus Peniocereus,
- Peniocereus greggii, the Arizona Queen of the Night
- P. johnstonii and P. serpentinus
genus Pereskia
- P. aculeata, the "Barbados gooseberry"
- P. guamacho
genus Stenocereus (quite sweet, but prone to ferment; hence the "agria" [="sour"]))
- S. fricii ("Pitayo de aguas"), S. griseus ("Pitayo de Mayo"), S. gummosus ("Pitahaya agria"
- S. pruinosus ("Pitayo de Octubre"), S. montanus ("Pitaya colorada")
- S. queretaroensis ("Pitaya de Queretaro"), S. standleyi ("Pita Marismena"), S. stellatus ("Xoconostle")
- S. thurberi ("Organ Pipe Cactus", "Pitayo Dulce") and S. treleasi ("Tunillo")

References

^ Marmaro, John P. "What cacti produce edible fruit or are edible?". GardenWeb.
^ Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 134
^ "Harrisia Cactus". HerbiGuide. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^ Kershaw, MacKinnon, Pojar (1998). Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Lone Pine Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-55105-088-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Cahuilla Plants". enduringknowledgepublications.com.
^ "Temalpakh Ethnobotanical Garden". malkimuseum.org.

[1] Marmaro, John P. "What cacti produce edible fruit or are edible?". GardenWeb.

[Ande01p134-2] Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 134

[herbiguide-3] "Harrisia Cactus". HerbiGuide. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[4] Kershaw, MacKinnon, Pojar (1998). Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Lone Pine Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-55105-088-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Cahuilla_Plants-5] "Cahuilla Plants". enduringknowledgepublications.com.

[Temalpakh_Cahuilla_Plants-6] "Temalpakh Ethnobotanical Garden". malkimuseum.org.

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