Cactaceae Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow

Staghorn Cholla

Papago - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 59

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Scientific name: Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow
USDA symbol: OPEC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Staghorn Cholla
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Pit baked buds, fruits and joints considered a staple food.

RECRD: 1726 id: 24606

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