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title: "Can someone please tell me what these are??? Flower or fruit? 🤔…"
description: "Can someone please tell me what these are??? Flower or fruit? 🤔 Thanks 🙏🏽"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/2hCRrs3DfTmyO4ePaYwE4V"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Stephanie🎋"
published: "2025-10-30T00:36:49.653871Z"
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# Can someone please tell me what these are??? Flower or fruit? 🤔…

_Posted by Stephanie🎋 on 2025-10-30_

Can someone please tell me what these are??? Flower or fruit? 🤔  
Thanks 🙏🏽

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## 7 comments

### Ellie commented on 2025-10-30

Hi! The pinkish-red things growing on your powder puff cactus (Mammillaria bocasana) are its fruits. This cactus species produces dependable blooms of white to pink flowers that eventually form these fruits

#### Stephanie🎋 replied on 2025-10-30

Thank you for the clarification. By any chance do you know if they are edible ???

### Yup commented on 2025-10-30

I usually just chat gpt it

#### Kitty replied on 2025-10-30

chatGPT isn't super reliable, AI just collects info it thinks is relevant.

### Ellie commented on 2025-10-30

Yes they are edible. Their fruit name is prickly pare

#### Stephanie🎋 replied on 2025-10-30

Thanks again 😃

### Ellie commented on 2025-10-30

Of course!

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