Cactaceae Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow

Buckhorn Cholla

Maricopa - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201

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Scientific name: Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
USDA symbol: OPACA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Buckhorn Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Maricopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flower buds pit baked and used for food.

RECRD: 40356 id: 24568

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