Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii

Cactus Apple

Diegueno - Other, Lubricant

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: Other
Use sub-category: Lubricant
Notes: Pad juice used to lubricate oxcart wheels.

RECRD: 2496 id: 24637

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