Cactaceae

Bajinco

Edible: Stems, Vegetable

Edible: Stems, Flowers

Barbed-wire cactus

Edible: Fruit, Stems

False peyote, Living rock

Edible: Plant, Fruit

Cardo, Soroca

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Tuna

Edible: Fruit

Cholla cactus

Edible: Stems, Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Brazilian opuntia, Brazilian prickly pear

Edible: Fruit

Saguaro Cactus, Giant cactus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Jumbeba

Edible: Fruit

Kiahatyuk

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Columnar cactus

Edible: Fruit, Stems

Hildmania cactus, Hedge cactus

Edible: Fruit, Stem

Spanish dildo

Honey cactus, Jamacaru

Edible: Fruit, Stems

Jumbeba

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Giant club Cactus

Edible: Fruit

Nujnanga

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Firecracker cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit ?

Edible: Fruit

Pale coryphantha

Nipple cactus

Edible: Fruit

Buckthorn cholla, Colorado desert cholla

Edible: Flower Buds

Edible: Fruit

Arizona pencil cholla

Teddy bear cholla

Brownspined prickly pear

Edible: Fruit, Stems

Staghorn cholla

Edible: Fruit

Jumping cholla

Edible: Fruit

Tree cholla

Cane Cholla

Christmas cactus

Edible: Fruit

Diamond Cholla

Edible: Buds, Fruit, Stems

Cholla

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Staghorn cholla

Edible: Fruit

Whipple’s Cholla

Kelvin's prickly pear

Edible: Flowers

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Edible: Fruit

Blue barrel cactus

Edible: Fruit, Stem

Giant barrel cactus, Giant viznaga, Large barrel cactus

Edible: Stem, Fruit

Cotton top cactus

Edible: Flesh

Bisnaga

Strawberry cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Arizona hedgehog, California hedgehog, Cream-flowered hedgehog, Golden rainbow hedgehog, Mexican claret-cup cactus, White-spined claret-cup cactus

Edible: Fruit

Golden rainbow hedgehog cactus, Texas rainbow cactus, Texas rainbow hedgehog, Yellow-flowered pitaya, Chuhuahua

Edible: Fruit

Strawberry hedgehog cactus

Edible: Fruit

Strawberry cactus

Edible: Fruit

Strawberry hedgehog

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Fendler's hedgehog cactus, Fendler needle-spine hedghog, Kuenzler's hedgehog, Kuenzler's cactus

Edible: Fruit

Leding's hedgehog cactus

Edible: Fruit

Nichol's hedgehog cactus, Golden hedgehog cactus

Edible: Fruit

Rainbow cactus

Edible: Fruit

Giant claret-cup cactus, Salmon-flowered hedgehog, Spiny hedgehog

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Black lace cactus, Classen's cactus, Fitch's hedgehog cactus, Lace cactus, Merry widow cactus, Purple candle cactus

Edible: Fruit, Stem

Edible: Fruit

Rainbow hedge-hog cactus

Edible: Fruit

Mexican strawberry, Porcupine hedgehog cactus

Edible: Fruit

Claret cup cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Stem - water

Torch cactus, Golden torch, Torch cactus

Edible: Fruit, Shoots

Edible: Fruit

Moon cactus, Queen of the night

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Dutchman's pipe cactus, Queen of the night

Edible: Flowers

Alligator tail

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Common button cactus

Edible: Fruit

Missouri foxtail cactus

Cochise pincushion cactus, Cochise foxtail cactus

Edible: Fruit ?

Cushion cactus, Ball cactus

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Stems

Chiotilla, Jiotilla

Edible: Fruit

Cotton ball, Peruvian old man cactus

Edible: Fruit

Copao

Edible: Fruit

Red-spined barrel cactus

Leconte's barrel cactus

Edible: Pulp juice

Edible: Fruit

Fire barrel cactus

Edible: Buds, Fruit, Vegetable

Mexican fruit cactus

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds

Mexican barrel cactus

Edible: Flower buds, Stem, Fruit

Biznaga

Edible: Stem, Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Common narrel cactus

Mexican lime cactus

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Stems

Clump barrel

Turk's head cactus, Catclaw cactus

Edible: Fruit ?

Coast barrel cactus, Keg cactus, Green-stemmed viznaga, San Diego barrel cactus, Sisal

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds

Fishhook barrel cactus

Edible: Stem, Fruit, Seeds, Sap

Edible: Fruit

Dagger Club Cholla

Graham’s Club Cholla

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Prickly apple-cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Datura, Ajnia

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Roots

Fragrant prickly apple

Edible: Fruit

Caribbean apple cactus, Fragrant prickly-apple

Edible: Fruit

Simpson's apple cactus

Edible: Fruit

Cardon

Edible: Fruit

Triangle Cactus, Cotton-top cactus

Horse Crippler or Devil's Head cactus.

Yellow pitahaya

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Pitainha

Edible: Fruit

Dragon Fruit, Red Pitaya

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Bleo, Orange rose-cactus

Edible: Leaves

Senita, Old man cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Chupasangre

Edible: Roots

Espina, Gatito, Perrito

Edible: Fruit

Pin-cushion cactus

Strawberry cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Little nipple cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Ball cactus, Cream cactus, Cream pincushion, Flat cream pincushion, Heyder's nipple cactus, Heyder's pincushion, Nipple cactus, Pancake pincushion, Small-spined cream pincushion

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Mexican pincushion

Edible: Fruit

Counterclockwise nipple cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Snowy cactus, Wooly nipple cactus

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Wright's nipple cactus

Edible: Fruit, Stems

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Nauja

Edible: Fruit

Cochal

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Tetecho, Tetecha

Edible: Bud, Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Achacana

Edible: Plant, Root

Nopal

Edible: Fruit

Cochineal plant.

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Stem

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Stems, Pads, Fruit

Edible: Fruit ?

Jointed prickly pear, Tiger-pear

Edible: Fruit

Coyotillo, Nopal coyotillo

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Dollarjoint pricklypear

Edible: Fruit

Eastern Prickly Pear, Prickly Pear Cactus

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Nopal de monte

Edible: Fruit ?

Dillen prickly pear

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Stem

Edible: Stem (cladode), Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Fafdo-Thor

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Grizzlybear pricklypear

Edible: Fruit, Pads

Edible: Fruit, Cladodes

Prickly Pear, Barbary fig

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Prickly Pear, Brittle pricklypear

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Eastern Prickly Pear

Tree Chola

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Edible: Stem, Fruit

Xoconostle

Edible: Stems, Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Nopal de cerro

Edible: Fruit

Arborescent prickly pear

Edible: Fruit, Fruit - drink

Edible: Fruit, Stems

Western Prickly Pear

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Arumbeba-acu

Edible: Fruit

Prickly pear

Edible: Fruit, Juice

Sour prickly pear

Edible: Fruit, Stems

Prickly pear

Edible: Fruit, Stems, Flower - nectar

Bunny Ears, Angel's-wings

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seed

Arumbeva, Arumbe, Palmatoria, Palma

Edible: Fruit

Tulip prickly pear

Edible: Fruit

Nopal

Edible: Stem, Fruit

Plains Prickly Pear, El Paso pricklypear, Grizzlybear pricklypear, Navajo Bridge pricklypear, Hairsp

Edible: Fruit, Seed, Stem

Prickly pear

Edible: Stem juice

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Penco, Tunilla

Edible: Fruit

Branched Pencil Cholla

Edible: Fruit, Seed, Stem

Wheel cactus

Edible: Fruit, Pads

Santa Rita prickly pear

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Paddle cactus

Edible: Fruit - food colouring, Fruit

Ecuador prickly pear

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Stems, Fruit

Velvet prickly pear, Woollyjoint Pricklypear

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Tuna

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit ?

Arumbeba-obi

Edible: Fruit

Nopal, Navo

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit ?

Hairbrush cactus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Cardon, Elephant cactus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers

Senita, Whisker cactus, Totem cactus

Edible: Fruit

Candelabro, Cardon, Chico

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Edible: Fruit

Sweet potato cactus, Night-blooming cereus

Edible: Fruit, Root, Stalks

Matraca, Pitayita, Saramatraca

Edible: Fruit

Mexican night-blooming cereus, Serpent cactus, Snake cactus

Edible: Fruit

Gearstem cactus, Dahlia-root cereus

Edible: Fruit

Leaf Cactus, Barbados-gooseberry

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds

Rose-cactus, Wax rose

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Guamacho

Barbados gooseberry

Edible: Leaves

Edible: Fruit

Fachiero-da-praia

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Blue pilocereus

Edible: Fruit, Cladodes, Stem

Pitahaya barbon

Edible: Fruit

Xiquexique

Edible: Pith, Stem, Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Chende

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Cardo rastero

Edible: Fruit

Tococ

Edible: Fruit

Verticillate quiabentia

Edible: Fruit

Hairy mistletoe cactus

Edible: Fruit, Stem

Edible: Fruit

Camuciba

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Pitahaya

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Yellow pitaya, Pitata-amarela

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Vinelike moonlight cactus

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Edible: Fruit

Koko

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Fringed sterocereus

Edible: Fruit

Pitaya

Edible: Fruit

Pitaya, Grey stenocereus, Candle cactus

Edible: Fruit

Dagger cactus, Pitayo agrio, Sour pitaya

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Pitahaya colorado

Edible: Fruit

Pitaya, Pitayo

Edible: Fruit

Pitayo of Queretaro

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Joconostle cactus, Baja organ pipe cactus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Stems, Flowers, Juice

Organ pipe cactus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Petals

Cardon, Toothpick cactus, Tuna, Branch candlestick cactus

Edible: Fruit

Urumbeba

Edible: Fruit

Edible: Fruit

Quisco coquimbano

Edible: Fruit

Ayrampo

Edible: Seeds - food colouring, Seeds - dye, Fruit

Golden column