Cereus triangularis
Mill.
gbif· cc-by-nc
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (ANSP-PH)
gbif· cc-by-nc
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (ANSP-PH)
Description
A night flowering cactus. It is a climbing plant. The fruit are bright red. It needs to be hand pollinated in areas where the appropriate pollinating insect does not occur.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It needs warm temperatures. It is damaged by frost.
Where It Grows
South America,
Cultivation
It can be grown from cuttings.
References (1)
- Californian Rare Fruit Grower www.crfg.org/fg/xref-c.
More from Cactaceae
Echinocereus brandegeei
Strawberry cactus
Echinocereus cinerascens
Echinocereus coccineus
Arizona hedgehog, California hedgehog, Cream-flowered hedgehog, Golden rainbow hedgehog, Mexican claret-cup cactus, White-spined claret-cup cactus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Golden rainbow hedgehog cactus, Texas rainbow cactus, Texas rainbow hedgehog, Yellow-flowered pitaya, Chuhuahua
Echinocereus engelmannii
Strawberry hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus enneacanthus
Strawberry cactus