Richard
01-26-2011, 12:16 AM
Here's another genera of Cactus with several species that produce very edible fruits: Echinocereus, the Hedgehog Cacti of the tribe Pachycereeae (http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1905). Some notable species:
Echinocereus dasyacanthus - Chihuahua, Spiny Hedgehog, Texas Rainbow. Small, very sweet greenish-purple fruits reminiscent of gooseberry.
Echinocereus enneacanthus - Strawberry Cactus, Alicoche. Excellent flavor. Preserves of these fruits are indistinguishable from strawberry jam.
Echinoeceus stramineus - Mexican Strawberry, Alicoche, Pitahaya de Agosto. Acidic and mildly sweet, reminiscent of strawberries.
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Echinocereus dasyacanthus - Chihuahua, Spiny Hedgehog, Texas Rainbow. Small, very sweet greenish-purple fruits reminiscent of gooseberry.
Echinocereus enneacanthus - Strawberry Cactus, Alicoche. Excellent flavor. Preserves of these fruits are indistinguishable from strawberry jam.
Echinoeceus stramineus - Mexican Strawberry, Alicoche, Pitahaya de Agosto. Acidic and mildly sweet, reminiscent of strawberries.
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