Soehrensia sp

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

They grow at high altitude.

Chile, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A cactus. They can have thick columns or form rounded masses. The flowers are funnel shaped.

There are 7 Soehrensia species.

References (1)

Aldunate, C. et al, 1983, Ethnobotany of pre-Altiplanic Community in the Andes of Northern Chile. Economic Botany 37( ) p 120-134