Opuntia cardiosperma
K. Schum.
Cactaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A subtropical cactus (Cactaceae) that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit can be eaten on their own or added to vegetable salads.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten on their own or in vegetable salads.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Argentina, South America,
Also Known As
Alasak
References (1)
- 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
