Cactaceae Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.

Brittle Pricklypear

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Diuretic

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 92

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Scientific name: Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
USDA symbol: OPFRF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Brittle Pricklypear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Flesh eaten to cause urination.

RECRD: 12551 id: 24653

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