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bovine421

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Is Cactus native to Florida and if so what variety is this and is it edible
« on: September 10, 2020, 01:40:45 PM »
This is growing out in the middle of what was an old Orange Grove

Don't tell me I should pick it and eat it because I had to cross the gunline to get that photo :)






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Re: Is Cactus native to Florida and if so what variety is this and is it edible
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2020, 01:52:21 PM »
I think this is Cereus Repantus aka Peruvian apple , it is edible !
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Re: Is Cactus native to Florida and if so what variety is this and is it edible
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2020, 02:57:14 PM »
Quote from: Plantinyum on September 10, 2020, 01:52:21 PM
I think this is Cereus Repantus aka Peruvian apple , it is edible !

Thanx for the tentative ID, Plantinyum.

But is this cactus fruit particularly tasty, I'm wondering?  Or is there much variation in the flavor of the fruits between individual plants of C. repantus?

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Paul M.
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Re: Is Cactus native to Florida and if so what variety is this and is it edible
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2020, 04:30:52 PM »
Its good, good selections can taste as good as a good dragon fruit.
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