Cactaceae Mammillaria mainiae K. Brandeg.
Counterclockwise Nipple 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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Mammillaria mainiae K. Brandeg.
Scientific name: Mammillaria mainiae K. Brandeg.
USDA symbol: MAMA6 (
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Common names: Counterclockwise Nipple 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: 40108 id: 22360