Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck

Cactus Apple

Maricopa - 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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Scientific name: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck
USDA symbol: OPENE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cactus Apple
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Maricopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits rolled on ground to remove spines and eaten raw.

RECRD: 40900 id: 24619

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