Does anyone know if there are any Echinocereus fruit you shouldn't eat?
I have some Engelmanni's growing, hoping to get fruit off next year
Also, the fruit of a pentalphous has a slight lemony taste
Echinocereus Fruit - Safe to eat?
for what I know:
engelmannii stramineus, fendleri,cinerascens,ledingii and enneacanthus,can be eaten,
of the other species I don't have news
engelmannii stramineus, fendleri,cinerascens,ledingii and enneacanthus,can be eaten,
of the other species I don't have news
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I think when it comes to cactus fruit, it is all about texture and not so much about chemicals.
In other words, if the fruit is soft and juicy, it is good to eat. Fruit that is dry and hard is not good, but not because it is poisonous or anything like that.
In other words, if the fruit is soft and juicy, it is good to eat. Fruit that is dry and hard is not good, but not because it is poisonous or anything like that.
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I know that some of the Natives in Arizona used to eat the fruits of E. engelmannii and a few others. The spines are said to fall off easily when the fruits are ripe. I have taken one for the seeds and it was a pain, guess it wasn't ripe yet.
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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