Cactaceae Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow
Cottontop Cactus
Kawaiisu - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 27
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Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow
Scientific name: Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow
USDA symbol: ECPOP (
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Common names: Cottontop Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Spines used as awls in the making of coiled basketry.
RECRD: 4207 id: 12867