Ferocactus longihamatus

(Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Central America, Mexico, North America,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

A tropical cactus species producing red fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Echinocactus longihamatus Gal.and several others

References (1)

Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 284 (As Echinocactus longihamatus)