Can you eat ocotillo cactus?: Separating Desert Fact from Fiction
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While many people assume ocotillo is a type of cactus due to its thorny, desert-dwelling nature, it actually belongs to a different plant family, the Fouquieriaceae. But can you eat ocotillo cactus? The answer is yes, with the vibrant, scarlet flowers and seeds being historically used as food by indigenous peoples.
