Cactaceae

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