Cactaceae Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
Staghorn Cholla
Cocopa - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 204
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Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
Scientific name: Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
USDA symbol: OPEC (
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Common names: Staghorn Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Cocopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits rolled on ground to remove spines and eaten raw.
RECRD: 40901 id: 24602