Pereskiopsis diguetii
Pereskiopsis diguetii
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 diguetii is a succulent, evergreen, densely-branched shrub branching basally and with a poorly defined trunk. It can grow 1 - 2 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 grown as a stock-proof hedge. Pereskiopsis diguetii is fairly widespread and abundant with no major threats. 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. ].