Cactaceae Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow

Buckhorn Cholla

Pima - Other, Cash Crop

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 58

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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: Pima
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cash Crop
Notes: Dry, woody joints made into canes, napkin rings and other tourist souvenirs.

RECRD: 44839 id: 24570

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