Tag Archives: Cylindropuntia

Cylindropuntia imbricata | Tree cholla | Edible Uses

View photos of the edible cactus Cylindropuntia imbricata (Tree cholla), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: New Mexico and Texas: Vol 1.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico:

A simple recipe after the buds have been de–thorned:
wrap them in foil with soy or barbecue sauce and roast them on a grill or campfire coals for 15–20 minutes.

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa | Buckhorn cholla | Edible and Medicinal Uses

View photos of the edible and medicinal plant Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Buckhorn cholla), profiled in Sonoran Desert Food Plants and Southern California Food Plants (as Cylindropuntia spp.).