Cactaceae Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 41
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Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
Scientific name: Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
USDA symbol: ECCOC (
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Common names: Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Raw fruit used for food.
RECRD: 40100 id: 12877