Myrtillocactus schenckii, also known as garambullo or vichishovo, is a species of cacti native to Oaxaca and Puebla, Mexico. Placed in the genus Myrtillocactus, it is a member of the large and diverse family Cactaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Myrtillocactus schenckii 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
- Polaskia chichipe
- Escontria chiotilla
- Stenocereus queretaroensis
- Stenocereus pruinosus
- Isolatocereus dumortieri
- Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Myrtillocactus
- Species
- Myrtillocactus schenckii
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