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Red-flesh Dragonfruit

Hylocereus costaricensis

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Field Notes

Description:

Free-form cactus with large, white, night-blooming flowers. This one was still in bloom early this morning. The fruit will be red with red inside. It is sweet in flavor.

Habitat:

Backyard. Found from "Guatemala to northeast Peru".

Notes:

Aka Costa Rican Night-Blooming Cactus

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Hylocereus costaricensis

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Southern California Wildlife
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Flowering Cacti and Succulents of California
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 25, 2014

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