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This is a list of edible plants in the family Cactaceae.

Acanthocereus tetragonus, the sword pear,
Browningia candelaris,
Carnegiea gigantea, the Saguaro,
Cereus repandus - California and Florida
genus Corryocactus (also known as Erdisia), the tasty berrylike
- C. brevistylis, C. pulquiensis, and C. erectus
Coryphantha
- C. robbinsorum and C. recurvata.
genus Echinocereus ("Strawberry Cactus")
- E. engelmannii, E. bonkerae, E. boyce-thompsonii
- E. enneacanthus, E. cincerascens, E. stramineus
- E. dasyacanthus, E. fendleri and E. fasciculatus
- E. brandegeei, E. ledingii and E. nicholii
- E. engelmannii ("Strawberry Vanilla")
genus Echinopsis
- South American species
  - E. (or T.) atacamensis, E./T. coquimbana and E./T. schickendanzii
genus Epiphyllum, the Orchid cactus
- E. anguliger (also called Phyllocactus darrahii, said to be like gooseberries)
genus Epithelantha (the fruit of all species said to be edible)
genus Eulychnia
- E. acida
genus Ferocactus
- Ferocactus hamatacanthus
- F. histrix ("borrachitos") and F. latispinus ("pochas")
genus Harrisia (of Florida and the Caribbean), the "Prickly Apples"
- - Harrisia martinii
- NOTE: The following 5 are said to be "endangered endemic" :
  - H. aboriginum, H.simpsonii, H. adscendens, H fragrans and H. eriophora
  - H. pomanensis
  - Argentinian H. balansae
genus Mammillaria ("chilitos" as they look like tiny red chili peppers)
- M. applanata, M. meiacantha, M. macdougalii, M. lasiacantha
- M. grahamii, M. oliviae, M. mainiae, M. microcarpa, M. thornberi and many others
Maihuenia
Myrtillocactus geometrizans ("garambulos", taste like less-acid cranberries)
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii , the achakana

genus Opuntia, the prickly pears
- Opuntia engelmannii
- Opuntia ficus-indica
- Opuntia matudae
- Opuntia fragilis
- Opuntia basilaris
genus Pachycereus,
- Pachycereus pringlei, the Cardon
- P. schottii, the Senita and P. weberi, the Candelabro
genus Peniocereus,
- Peniocereus greggii, the Arizona Queen of the Night
- P. johnstonii and P. serpentinus
genus Pereskia
- P. aculeata, the "Barbados gooseberry"
- P. guamacho
Genus Selenicereus
- S. undatus, S. megalanthus and other species ("dragon fruits")
genus Stenocereus (quite sweet, but prone to ferment; hence the "agria" ))
- S. fricii ("Pitayo de aguas"), S. griseus ("Pitayo de Mayo"), S. gummosus ("Pitahaya agria")
- S. pruinosus ("Pitayo de Octubre"), S. montanus ("Pitaya colorada")
- S. queretaroensis ("Pitaya de Queretaro"), S. standleyi ("Pita Marismena"), S. stellatus ("Xoconostle")
- S. thurberi ("Organ Pipe Cactus", "Pitayo Dulce") and S. treleasi ("Tunillo")

References

Marmaro, John P. "What cacti produce edible fruit or are edible?". GardenWeb.
Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 134
"Harrisia Cactus". HerbiGuide. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
Kershaw, MacKinnon, Pojar (1998). Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Lone Pine Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-55105-088-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Cahuilla Plants". enduringknowledgepublications.com.
"Temalpakh Ethnobotanical Garden". malkimuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15.

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