Cactaceae Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow

Beavertail Pricklypear

Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 46

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Scientific name: Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow
USDA symbol: OPBAB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Beavertail Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Buds cooked and eaten.

RECRD: 4301 id: 24587

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