Flowers, leaves and root are edible.
Leaves and young shoots can be cooked.
The juice of the roots is an effective antidote in cases of arsenic poisoning...
Spherical cactus native to the coastal mountains of Northern Chile. Has 2.5 cm long yellow flowers that bloom in Spring and Summer. The flowers are supposedly to be sweet scented.
In summer, Armatocereus Godingianus blooms at night with beautiful white flowers. Its 6-13 long fruits are green and oblong covered with yellow spines and its seeds are large and black.