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Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Acanthocereus tetragonus	Pitahaya. Barbed-wire cactus.	Tree	5.0	10-12	S	LM	N	D	3	0	3
Cereus hildmannianus	Hildmania cactus, Hedge cactus	Tree	9.0	9-12	S	LM	N	DM	3	0	3
Cereus repandus	Peruvian apple cactus	Tree	10.0	9-12	S	LM	N	DM	3	0	1
Cochemiea dioica	Strawberry cactus	Shrub	0.2	9-11	S	LM	N	DM	2	0	2
Cochemiea grahamii	Graham's Pincushion Cactus	Shrub	0.2	8-11	S	LM	N	DM	2	1	2
Cochemiea tetrancistra	Common Fishhook Cactus	Shrub	0.2	8-11	S	LM	N	DM	2	0	2
Cochemiea thornberi	Thornber's Fishhook Cactus	Shrub	0.2	9-11	S	LM	N	DM	2	0	2
Cochemiea wrightii	Wright's Pincushion Cactus	Shrub	0.2	8-10	S	LM	N	DM	2	0	2
Echinocactus horizonthalonius	Eagleclaw Cactus.	Shrub	0.3	8-11	S	LM	N	D	1	1	2
Echinocereus coccineus	Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus	Shrub	0.3	6-9	M	LM	N	D	3		2
Echinocereus dasyacanthus	Spiny Hedgehog Cactus	Shrub	0.6	6-9	M	LM	N	D	2	1	2
Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus	Shrub	0.3	7-10	M	LM	N	D	2	3	2
Echinocereus fendleri	Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus	Shrub	0.3	6-10	M	LM	N	D	3	2	2
Echinocereus stramineus	Strawberry Cactus	Shrub	0.4	8-10	M	LM	N	D	4	2	2
Echinocereus triglochidiatus	Kingcup or Claretcup Hedgehog Cactus, Mound Hedgehog Cactus	Shrub	0.3	5-10	M	LM	N	D	4	2	2
Euphorbia tirucalli	African Milkbush, Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush	Shrub	5.0	9-12	S	LMH	SN	DM	0	2	4
Ferocactus acanthodes subsp. acanthodes	California Barrel Cactus	Shrub	0.6	9-11	S	LM	N	D	3	2	2
Ferocactus emoryi	Emory’s Barrel Cactus	Shrub	0.9	9-11	S	LM	N	D	2	2	2
Ferocactus hamatacanthus	Texas Barrel Cactus	Shrub	0.6	8-10	S	LM	N	D	1	1	2
Ferocactus viridescens	San Diego Barrel Cactus	Shrub	0.2	9-11	S	LM	N	D	1	1	2
Ferocactus wislizeni	Arizona Barrel Cactus	Shrub	1.2	8-11	S	LM	N	D	3	1	2
Homalocephala polycephala	Triangle Cactus, Cotton-top cactus	Shrub	0.6	8-10	S	LM	N	D	3	1	2
Homalocephala texensis	Horse Crippler or Devil's Head cactus.	Shrub	0.1	7-10	S	LM	N	D	3	0	2
Mammillaria heyderi	Little Pincushion Cactus	Shrub	0.1	8-11	S	LM	N	DM	2	2	2
Mammillaria meiacantha	Little Nipple Cactus	Shrub	0.1	8-11	S	LM	N	DM	2	2	2
Opuntia compressa	Eastern Prickly Pear, Prickly Pear Cactus	Perennial	0.2	8-10	F	LM	N	D	3	1	2
Opuntia robusta	Wheel Cactus	Shrub	2.0	9-11	M	LM	N	DM	4	0	2
Pelecyphora vivipara	Spinystar Cactus	Perennial	0.2	3-9	S	LM	N	D	2	2	2
Stenocereus griseus	Cactaceae. Pitaya, Organpipe cactus	Tree	7.0	10-12	M	LM	N	D	3	0	2
Stenocereus stellatus	Joconostle cactus, Baja organ pipe cactus	Shrub	2.0	9-11	M	LM	SN	DM	3	0	2

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Now available: Food Forest Plants for Mediterranean Conditions 350+ Perennial Plants For Mediterranean and Drier Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens. [Paperback and eBook]

This is the third in Plants For A Future's series of plant guides for food forests tailored to specific climate zones. Following volumes on temperate and tropical ecosystems, this book focuses on species suited to Mediterranean conditionsâ€”regions with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, often facing the added challenge of climate change.

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Now available: Food Forest Plants for Mediterranean Conditions 350+ Perennial Plants For Mediterranean and Drier Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens. [Paperback and eBook]

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