Pitaya de Queretaro

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Stenocereus queretaroensis

Pitaya de Queretaro, a reference photo
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Stenocereus queretaroensis is a species of cactus from Mexico, including the state of Querétaro. It is cultivated for its fruit.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pitaya de Queretaro 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Species
Stenocereus queretaroensis

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