Cactaceae

Caribbean applecactus

Harrisia fragrans Small ex Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Harrisia

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Caribbean applecactus (Harrisia fragrans) — FlowerPhoto: Ryan Watson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: هاريسيا فراجرانس, هاريسيا سيمبسون
Bulgarian: Ароматна харисия
Chinese: 辛氏柱, 香茅柱
English: Caribbean applecactus, Simpson's applecactus
Russian: Харрисия душистая

Synonyms

Cereus eriophorus var. fragrans (Small ex Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson
Cereus fragrans (Small ex Britton & Rose) Little
Cereus gracilis var. simpsonii (Small ex Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson
Harrisia eriophora var. fragrans (Small ex Britton & Rose) D.B.Ward
Harrisia gracilis var. simpsonii (Small ex Britton & Rose) D.B.Ward
Harrisia simpsonii Small ex Britton & Rose

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ryan Watson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeremiah Degenhardt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, 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.