| Family Name | Cactaceae |
| Scientific name | Myrtillocactus geometrizans |
| Common name | Blue Candle, Whortleberry Cactus |
| Growth habit | Forms forests in some areas of the Chihuahuan desert. |
| Leaf | Each areole may have up to 5-9 spines, but generally they have 3-5 spines about 5-12 mm long. Some spines but not awful. |
| Flower | / |
| Fruit | Rather smaller (2.5-3.7 cm) in relation to stem, greenish white in March, that turn in very sweet, edible, dark red, oblong fruits 8-20 mm in diameter. Starts blooming when it is about 60 cm tall. |
| More to learn | The Bilberry Cactus is fast growing, and is often used as grafting stock because of this. With favourable conditions it can reach heights of up to 15 feet. |
| Properties | Fruit: very sweet, edible |
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| Reference | Myrtillocactus geometrizans Basic information |