Pereskiopsis diguetii, commonly known in Spanish as cacto arbusto patilón among other names, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the genus Pereskiopsis, within the family Cactaceae. It is native to the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Querétaro, and Oaxaca.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pereskiopsis diguetii 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
- Pereskiopsis porteri
- Pereskiopsis rotundifolia
- Pereskiopsis kellermanii
- Quiabentia verticillata
- Pereskia sacharosa
- Leuenbergeria lychnidiflora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pereskiopsis
- Species
- Pereskiopsis diguetii
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