Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pereskiopsis porteri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant has abundant glochids. These hair-like spines or short prickles are generally barbed and easily detach from the plant and lodge in the skin, causing irritation upon contact[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. They need to be removed from parts of the plant prior to consumption.

Botanical Description

Pereskiopsis porteri is a succulent, evergreen, shrubby to tree-like plant, sometimes sprawling, with branches ascending from a well-defined woody trunk up to 3cm in diameter. It can grow around 2 - 5 metres tall[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Pereskiopsis porteri has several threats in the coastal plains that are affecting its population. However, the species is widely distributed and is locally abundant where it occurs. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern N. America - western Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sinaloa to Durango and Nayarit)

HabitatMainly found in coastal thornscrub, but it also occurs in foothill thornscrub and low dry forest[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].