Echinopsis rhodotricha
K. Schum.
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Description
A subtropical perennial cactus in the Cactaceae family found in Argentina below 500 m below sea level, with edible flowers, fruit, and watery stem interior.
Edible Uses
The flowers are eaten as a vegetable. Fresh or dried fruit are boiled for consumption. The inner part of the stem is squeezed to extract its watery liquid.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are eaten as a vegetable. The fresh or dried fruit are boiled. The inner part of the stem is squeezed for its watery liquid.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m below sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Paraguay, South America, Uruguay,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Naawa
References (2)
- Arenas, P. and Scarpa, G. F., 2006, Edible wild plants of the Chorote Indians, Gran Chaco, Argentina. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol. 153 (1): pp 73-85
- Scarpa, G. F., 2009, Wild food plants used by the indigenous peoples of South American Gran Chaco: A general synopsis and intercultural comparison. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 83:90-101
