Needle Plant
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About
- Common Names
- Needle Plant
- Classification
- Succulent, Cactus, Flower
- Description
- A low ball-shaped cactus with large pink flowers. The needles are hollow and contain a mild anaesthetic, and muscle relaxant. The pulp of the main body can be distilled to make an excellent restorative tonic.
Ecology
- Rarity
- common
- Distribution
- Tropical to temperate deserts, scrub lands and less commonly plains
- Life Cycle
- Flowers every two or three years, producing a small red berries. Seed distribution by animals which eat the fruits.
Related Species
Uses
- Cultivation
- none
- Culinary
- none
- Medicinal
- anaesthetic (needles), relaxant (needles), restorative tonic (pulp)
- Other
History
- Cultural
- Religious
