[pct-l] Plant Identification

[Gary Schenk]

On 4/28/2010 1:39 PM, Karen Keller wrote:
> I have a hiker here who became very ill after eating some of this desert
> plant . He peeled back the pink leaves in the center to get to the core and
> ate some of the white, inside leaves and pith. Does anyone know the name of
> this plant or anything about it?

Got a picture, or a link to a picture? Was it cactus? Bushy? Weedy?