Cactaceae
Prickly applecactus
Harrisia aboriginum
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Harrisia
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- هاريسيا ابوريجينوم
- Chinese
- 黄苹果
- English
- Prickly applecactus
Synonyms
- Cereus aboriginum (Small ex Britton & Rose) Little
- Cereus gracilis var. aboriginum (Small ex Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson
- Harrisia donae-antoniae Hooten
- Harrisia gracilis var. aboriginum (Small ex Britton & Rose) D.B.Ward
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fluff Berger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fluff Berger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gcschmidt911, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.