Pereskia aculeata
Pereskia aculeata
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20514746
photos by Lumicon
This plant should not be thriving in this environment. It is growing on compacted oxisol in an area that gets over 4 metres of rain. Yet here it is, growing completely out of control. Nothing makes sense. Climate change?
This looks delicious and beautiful!
It's more beautiful than delicious, honestly. The fruit doesn't have a very strong flavour, and the spines and seeds make it difficult to eat many of them out of hand, BUT blended with other things, it can be quite nice.