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Originally Posted by saltydad
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In the link you provide, Desert Tropicals is wrong to call this species "Strawberry Cactus". The most common names are Red Claret-Cup and Red Hedgehog Cactus. The species varieties they list near the bottom are a further conundrum, which can be disambiguated by looking at Echinocereus triglochidiatus in the
GRIN List of Echinocereus Species.
In his book "Cornucopia II", Stephan Facciola writes:
Echinocereus triglochidiatus -
Red hedgehog-cactus. Bright red fruits are eaten fresh or made into preserves. The fruit pulp is sliced and baked like squash, or made into a sweet pickle by baking it in sugar.