Cactaceae
Fragrant applecactus
Harrisia eriophora
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Harrisia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 光柱, 璎珞柱
- English
- Fragrant applecactus, Fragrant apple cactus, Fragrant prickly apple, Woolly prickly apple
- Spanish
- Jijira, Pitahaya
Synonyms
- Cereus cubensis Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
- Cereus eriophorus Pfeiff.
- Harrisia cubensis (Zucc. ex Seitz) Greuter & R.Rankin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yoannis Domínguez, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yoannis Domínguez, CC BY 4.0, 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.