Consolea rubescens, known as the road kill cactus, sour prickly pear, and tree cactus, is a species of succulent of the genus Consolea, in the family Cactaceae. It is found in Puerto Rico and the Leeward Antilles.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Road Kill 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
- Consolea moniliformis
- Opuntia tomentosa
- Consolea corallicola
- Opuntia jaliscana
- Tacinga palmadora
- Opuntia auberi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Consolea
- Species
- Consolea rubescens
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