List of edible cacti

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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
* 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 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
* 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 Selenicereus
* S. undatus, S. megalanthus and other species ("dragon fruits")
* 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

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1. ^ Marmaro, John P. "What cacti produce edible fruit or are edible?". GardenWeb.
2. ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 134
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)
5. ^ "Cahuilla Plants". enduringknowledgepublications.com.
6. ^ "Temalpakh Ethnobotanical Garden". malkimuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15.