Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii

Cactus Apple

Diegueno - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 27

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Scientific name: Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
USDA symbol: OPENE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cactus Apple
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Pads boiled like cabbage or string beans with tomatoes, onions and peppers, like a stew.

RECRD: 2495 id: 24636