List of edible cacti

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
 * Maihuenia
 * Myrtillocactus geometrizans ("garambulos", taste like less-acid cranberries)
 * Neowerdermannia vorwerkii, the achakana
 * 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")