This is a list of edible plants in the family Cactaceae.
Acanthocereus tetragonus, the sword pear, Browningia candelaris, 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 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 Myrtillocactus geometrizans ("garambulos", taste like less-acid cranberries)
genus Opuntia, the prickly pears
Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia ficus-indica
Opuntia matudae
Opuntia fragilis
Opuntia basilaris
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")
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