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Prickly pear fruit for sale at a market,
Zacatecas , Mexico
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
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
genus
Ferocactus
genus
Harrisia (of Florida and the Caribbean), the "Prickly Apples"
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
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
Maihuenia
Myrtillocactus geometrizans ("garambulos ", taste like less-acid cranberries)
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii , the achakana
Cultivated prickly pear grown for food
genus
Opuntia , the prickly pears
genus
Pachycereus ,
genus
Peniocereus ,
genus
Pereskia
P. aculeata , the "Barbados gooseberry"
P. guamacho
Genus
Selenicereus
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