Giant Red Dragon Apple Cactus

Harrisia bonplandii is a species of cactus. The cactus plants in the Gran Chaco (Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia) are generally called tuna and this specific variety reina de la noche (queen of the night). Fruits and roots are edible and well known to the native nations of the Gran Chaco.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Giant Red Dragon Apple Cactus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Harrisia pomanensis
• Acanthocereus tetragonus
• Harrisia adscendens
• Harrisia martinii
• Harrisia tortuosa
• Leptocereus quadricostatus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Harrisia

Species

Harrisia bonplandii

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