Corryocactus erectus or is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Red Hot Chili Pepper 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
- Borzicactus sepium
- Morangaya pensilis
- Cleistocactus baumannii
- Corryocactus melanotrichus
- Nyctocereus serpentinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Corryocactus
- Species
- Corryocactus erectus
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